• We should now be fully online following an overnight outage. Apologies for any inconvenience, we do not expect there to be any further issues.

Azureus kills my linksys router.

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Shawn

Shawn

Lifer
Apr 20, 2003
32,236
53
91
I have an old Linksys BEFW11S4. Whenever I run Azureus it completely kills my internet connection. Everything in Azureus downloads fine but I can't view any sites. They just time out. Even the router setup page either times out or loads very slowly. I ended up buying a different router when I was back at home and it fixed the problem but I'm off at college now and I got stuck with the old linksys.

I read somewhere that the router couldn't handle the amount of connections that Azureus tries to make so I lowered that all the way down to 50 but it still doesn't work. Most sites don't load and the ones that do usually timeout half way through or load very slowly. Any suggestions? I really like Azureus but if I can't fix it I'm going to have to switch. I can't afford a new router right now. Does anyone have any experence with BitComet?
 
JRock

JRock

Platinum Member
Apr 19, 2001
2,742
0
0
Originally posted by: Shawn
Unofficial update? Will this work with ver. 3?
Click to expand...

I honestly can't answer that because I don't know for sure. I have used unofficial fireware on other routers that weren't the correct version and had success. It's hit or miss...

I personally have had many problems with that router and I just threw it out and went with a WRT54G.
 
Shawn

Shawn

Lifer
Apr 20, 2003
32,236
53
91
Actually I'm too late for that router. Today was the last day for the rebate and Compusa is already closed. :(
 
JRock

JRock

Platinum Member
Apr 19, 2001
2,742
0
0
Originally posted by: Shawn
Originally posted by: JRock
Originally posted by: Shawn
I tried to update the firmware and it says it's an invalid image. :(
Click to expand...

Can you afford this?
http://www.compusa.com/products/product...asp?&ref=cj&pfp=cj&product_code=298420

Thanks to JackMDS for the find.
Click to expand...

Good deal. Not really, but I think I'll buy one anyway. In the mean time is there anyway to force my router to accept the firmware update?
Click to expand...

I am by no means a linksys expert but if you join that linksysinfo forum I am sure there is somone there who may be able to help. They know just about everything there is to know about linksys equipment.
 
S

Solodays

Senior member
Jun 26, 2003
853
0
0
do you honestly think that by buying a new router will solve the disconnecting with azureus?
 
JRock

JRock

Platinum Member
Apr 19, 2001
2,742
0
0
Originally posted by: Solodays
do you honestly think that by buying a new router will solve the disconnecting with azureus?
Click to expand...

Did you read his 1st post?

"I ended up buying a different router when I was back at home and it fixed the problem but I'm off at college now and I got stuck with the old linksys."
 
JRock

JRock

Platinum Member
Apr 19, 2001
2,742
0
0
Originally posted by: Solodays
which router did he get? why is it older router kept disconnecting and newers don't?
Click to expand...

I have had nothing but problems with the series he has. No firmware updates could fix my problems so I dumped it at got a WRT54G. Those are just older hardware...
 
S

Solodays

Senior member
Jun 26, 2003
853
0
0
having you ever been disconnected atleast once or twice with the WRT54G while using azureus?
 
JRock

JRock

Platinum Member
Apr 19, 2001
2,742
0
0
Originally posted by: Solodays
having you ever been disconnected atleast once or twice with the WRT54G while using azureus?
Click to expand...

Nope... not with BitComet or Azures
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom