Does DC++ uses internet when using Direct Connection?

[faizulhu]

I know a lot of the users are unfamiliar with DC++. Basically its like a p2p network but in a smaller scale. Its main use is in sharing files between students in university (at least thats what it is used for here in Canada). I use the Apex DC++ client. I use a Direct Connection(rather than passive) to connect since all the users are within our University network. I used to think that using a direct connection means you are not using the internet rather using the LAN. The speed that I got when downloading files was proof of that(~10 Megabyte/s).

However I installed iTraffic Monitor that Raymond wrote about a couple of days back. But it shows the DC++ traffic as internet traffic. Since iTrafficMonitor does not show LAN traffic by default, does that mean that using DC++ eats away my bandwidth(which by the way is going to be capped sooner or later)?

[Raymond]

I am not sure how DC++ works but here are some suggestions that you can try.

Find out what is your university's upload speed. Go to speedtest.net and select the location nearest to you. If you are getting a ~10MB upload, then probably you are uploading and downloading via internet with DC++.

[tangomouse]

i used dc++ for years and became a hub operator and owner

you are better using direct connection ,if u have a router then u will have to setup port forwarding.
passive connection cannot connect to other passive users so its limited ,its not used by students in uni`s ,how it works is u connect to hubs and theres hundreds of thousand of hubs , hubs act like a router connecting u to the user u downloading off hence direct connection ,Apex dc is a dc clone and theres quite a few clones ,some hubs dont allow other dc clients like apex or strong dc ,dc only eats bandwidth if u have a lot of hubs open and lots of uploads n downloads ,however apex dc has the ability to restrict bandwidth ,only down side is hubs know that u are limiting and can and will ban u ,to reduce bandwidth lower your slot ratio ,if u think dc is small scale then think again its massive! probably more users than torrent sites.

need any help with dc then im ya man! i even know a work around when isp`s block dc ports! aol did it to me

[faizulhu]

Thanks.
However I have one other question. If the hub connects me to the other dc user when downloading and that user happens to be in our university network, does that imply that I am downloading through the LAN or am I just going over the internet to connect to that user?

[tangomouse]

direct connection through internet. when i had several pcs at home connected to dc hub and if a pc up stairs needed files of my pc then it was via internet not my network.. you ask why i had several computers connected to dc hubs ,well it was my daughters boyfriend who sometimes need a file and i wasnt in to transfer it to usb stick