I went to read the router FAQ as indicated in this thread, but the link to the Router/Firewall FAQ does not work anymore.

I am on a networked computer, but it's not the one that has the router. Do I need to physically add the ports onto the computer with the router for optimal connection to occur?

Thanks for not making too much fun of me.

You'll need to forward the ports from the router to the computer on which you're running eMule.

http://www.portforward.com explains how to do it for many models of router.

Thanks.