Best router for P2P apps

Hi,

Currently have a Netgear DM602 router which has an annoying habit of
crashing. Doing a bit of research this seems to be down to an
overload of traffic when using P2P apps. (managed to download 4.5gig
today through my PC, let alone what my housemate also downloaded, so
bare in mind it needs to handle a lot of traffic).

Anyone got any advice as to a replacement router that won't die every
day or two?

I've seen this on Ebuyer:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=48449

Seems quite cheap and has good reviews from people.

Advice please!

Thanks in advance,
Phil

All routers are prone to lockups with lots of connections being processed by
the routers Nat, but some more than others. That "Cheap" router for one I
have it and yes it locks up. If its not doing much it will need power cycled
once a month as it can still lock out the web admin, so you get what you pay
for.

So that Origo isnt what you want. Have a look through the adslguidge forum
for Vigor 2600+ owners and ask them about theres. Thats the one I plan on
getting next once I've saved for it as its not cheap at around £140.

Gus wrote:
> All routers are prone to lockups with lots of connections being processed by
> the routers Nat, but some more than others. That "Cheap" router for one I
> have it and yes it locks up. If its not doing much it will need power cycled
> once a month as it can still lock out the web admin, so you get what you pay
> for.
>
> So that Origo isnt what you want. Have a look through the adslguidge forum
> for Vigor 2600+ owners and ask them about theres. Thats the one I plan on
> getting next once I've saved for it as its not cheap at around £140.
>
>

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, even the Vigor 2600's lock up, My
2600We does it, and so do many other peoples....

Perhaps someday, someone will produce a router that does what it says on
the tin....

"Gus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1%Tlc.37481$(E-Mail Removed)...
> All routers are prone to lockups with lots of connections being processed
by
> the routers Nat, but some more than others. That "Cheap" router for one I
> have it and yes it locks up. If its not doing much it will need power
cycled
> once a month as it can still lock out the web admin, so you get what you
pay
> for.
>
> So that Origo isnt what you want. Have a look through the adslguidge forum
> for Vigor 2600+ owners and ask them about theres. Thats the one I plan on
> getting next once I've saved for it as its not cheap at around £140.
>
>

I'm a bit of a cheapskate (!) - will I really have to spend that much to get
a router that works properly?




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> Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, even the Vigor 2600's lock up, My
> 2600We does it, and so do many other peoples....
>
> Perhaps someday, someone will produce a router that does what it says on
> the tin....

Well its not that feature I'm after, but the load/bandwidth balancing via
the router for separate PC's on my LAN and possibly multi NAT.

> All routers are prone to lockups with lots of connections being processed by
> the routers Nat, but some more than others. That "Cheap" router for one I
> have it and yes it locks up. If its not doing much it will need power cycled
> once a month as it can still lock out the web admin, so you get what you pay
> for.

I must be the odd one out - i`ve got the other cheap 4 port router ebuyer
did before the origo, and i`ve had *no* problems with it *whatsoever*
despite regularly saturating the connection.

I`ve had it running since about April 2003, and as far as I remember its
never had to be power cycled, and hasn`t needed a reset unless I changed
port / IP mappings.

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> Anyone got any advice as to a replacement router that won't die every
> day or two?
>

I've had no issue with any connexant routers locking up and i've fitted
quite a few now.

I have no issues with them at all.

and they are dirt cheap!

Phil T <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Currently have a Netgear DM602 router which has an annoying habit of
> crashing. Doing a bit of research this seems to be down to an
> overload of traffic when using P2P apps. (managed to download 4.5gig
> today through my PC, let alone what my housemate also downloaded, so
> bare in mind it needs to handle a lot of traffic).
>
> Anyone got any advice as to a replacement router that won't die every
> day or two?

I'm using a ASR-8100 router, which is the cheapest one they do, and
works for me when doing P2P.
It needs rebooted every day or so, otherwise it eventually jams, but
that can be done automatically.

Ian Stirling wrote:
> Phil T <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Currently have a Netgear DM602 router which has an annoying habit of
>> crashing. Doing a bit of research this seems to be down to an
>> overload of traffic when using P2P apps. (managed to download 4.5gig
>> today through my PC, let alone what my housemate also downloaded, so
>> bare in mind it needs to handle a lot of traffic).
>>
>> Anyone got any advice as to a replacement router that won't die every
>> day or two?
>
> I'm using a ASR-8100 router, which is the cheapest one they do, and
> works for me when doing P2P.
> It needs rebooted every day or so, otherwise it eventually jams, but
> that can be done automatically.

Netgear DG834G works fine for me for days on end with two wireless laptops
running P2P, surfing and doing large FTP uploads to my webspace in mixed b/g
wireless mode. Firmware is 1.04.01. Current uptime is 75 hours on the WAN
and 140 hours on the LAN/WLAN. I've also got an Xbox hardwired for Xbox
Live.

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I use the eBuyer router mentioned, and its great.
I run several p2p apps constantly on one machine, and VPN, email and web
apps on another and its very stable.
I would definately recommend it.

I used to use a Netgear DG814. I have tried many firmware/p2p app configs
and it would always lockup. Its in the draw now, can't even be bothered so
sell it.

I would definately recommend the eBuyer (Origio) router.

Darren