Router Frequently Resets

[VanTheMan]

The router we use for our home network frequently (at least once every 10 minutes) resets when my housemates are running P2P (Azureus and eMule, specifically). It's an old D-Link DI-604, but we were having the same problem with a newer Belkin router. It's really annoying because they always want to download stuff, but it makes the internet difficult to use and gets me killed when I'm trying to play Lord of the Rings: Online. 🙂 Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[VanTheMan]

Nothing? Not even an idea? 🙂

 

[yawnbox]

It's common for low-processing capable routers, especially older routers with older processors, to become overwhelmed and shut down. much like a CPU that is too hot. BitTorrent has to establish many different connections with lots of other nodes, increasing the processor usage of the router.

 

[JackMDS]

That the way most Entry Level Routers work with heavy p2p that opens to many ports.

If p2p is used for an important scientific research moves the activity to research facilities that have the adequate equipment.

Otherwise the 8th commandment might help.

 

[yawnbox]

there's more to p2p than your stereotypical, automatic appropriation of misuse with intellectual property.

 

[BZeto]

Find an old computer, throw 2 nic's in it and make a Smoothwall box. I used to go through what you're experiencing, the disconnects/lag disappeared after I made my own router.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: yawnbox
there's more to p2p than your stereotypical, automatic appropriation of misuse with intellectual property.

Yap that is the standard answer.

Usually accompanied by another statement that implies that people need every day to download dozen of OS Distros.

I have nothing against p2p but if it is so important for a serious user, there is professional hardware that can deal with the activities; there is no need for a serious professional user to use the Puny Entry Level Devices.

Sonicwall, Cisco, and others, sell devices that can adequately solve the OP's problems.

 

[Scarpozzi]

http://technet.microsoft.com/e...nternals/bb897437.aspx

Run TCP View on the clients on your network. That will allow you to see what ports the P2P programs are using. Write down the port numbers and ask your roommates to continue using those ports only for P2P. Then throttle them by number of connections via their software....use QOS on your router to slap a reasonable bottleneck on them. Then see if things improve.

If you can view the number of connections on your router, you will notice that P2P makes that number shoot through the roof. Most routers are designed for a specific threshold. If you get a WRT54G (linksys), you can get DD-WRT and you'll have some more control over the traffic.

There is always a possibility that your broadband provider is the one resetting the connection as well....

 

[VanTheMan]

Thanks for the info guys. I'll try TCP View out and see if I can find a good deal on a newer router. I know it's not the ISP resetting it because the router itself resets as though it were power cycling. The modem stays connected fine. As far as I know, my ISP doesn't have the ability to make my router reset. If my ISP can do that, I will be a bit annoyed.