The first thing to know about this is before we had so much fake file flooding associated with WinMX the S= (secondary connections to you) number was often used to 'diagnose' port problems, so its widely believed (mistakenly) that if this number is low or at 0, there is a port problem. This is NOT true and the best way to diagnose port issues is by your Uploads, Chat Room List, and Searches. If those are working, your ports are fine and your secondary connections will pick up with time.
This is very common in-fact with the Modified WinMX Group 3.x patch versions, because its designed to 'prefer' other 3.x users, and to block RIAA connecting as secondary, you often wont have a S= number for some time when you get Online, and they are likely to remain lower then your WinMX Settings > WinMX Peer Network > Allocated Bandwidth is set at.
The only other known issue with running Primary and not having Secondary connection is Hosting a room and using a third party tool for RCMS commands. Most versions of this software blocked secondary connections and you wont see any or rarely if you use it.
If your Uploads, Chat Room Lists, or Searches are not functioning right please visit these links:
Information on Configuring your Firewall
Firewalling.com for Other Firewalls
Help Configuring Routers/Modems for WinMX
Help Changing and Setting Ports on WinMX
If you need more information than provided here please visit the forum for help.
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