Replacing my router....

Hi everyone,

Im replacing my Draytek Vigor 2600 ADSL router (2+ years old). This is
because when opening the Bittorrent ports (6881-6999) it crashes after
various time periods (5min - 6hrs). The connection is lost and the router
is not even accessible on the network! I have to turn it off at the mains
and sometimes reset it. Router is running correct latest firmware.

Im now looking for a new router. Can anyone recommend a good router
suitable for opening the bittorrent ports? Im looking at the Netgear DG834.
Can spend up to £110ish.

Thanks
Jonathan

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 01:22:25 +0000 (UTC), "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>Im replacing my Draytek Vigor 2600 ADSL router (2+ years old). This is
>because when opening the Bittorrent ports (6881-6999) it crashes after
>various time periods (5min - 6hrs). The connection is lost and the router
>is not even accessible on the network! I have to turn it off at the mains
>and sometimes reset it. Router is running correct latest firmware.
>
>Im now looking for a new router. Can anyone recommend a good router
>suitable for opening the bittorrent ports? Im looking at the Netgear DG834.
>Can spend up to £110ish.
>
>Thanks
>Jonathan
>
You can't go wrong with Netgear. I have been using the 824 for a while
now, with a long list of open ports, including bittorrent, and it has
been rock solid. Not sure about your list of ports though, as I have
only ever had to open up 6881-6889 for BT.

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"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
>
> Im replacing my Draytek Vigor 2600 ADSL router (2+ years old). This is
> because when opening the Bittorrent ports (6881-6999) it crashes after
> various time periods (5min - 6hrs). The connection is lost and the router
> is not even accessible on the network! I have to turn it off at the mains
> and sometimes reset it. Router is running correct latest firmware.
>
> Im now looking for a new router. Can anyone recommend a good router
> suitable for opening the bittorrent ports? Im looking at the Netgear
DG834.
> Can spend up to £110ish.
>
> Thanks
> Jonathan
>
>

Try just opening up 6881 and running Azureus as the client.

> Try just opening up 6881 and running Azureus as the client.

Tried using Azureus and now getting faster downloads (25ish kb/s on 512).
However there is still a problem with the router in that is crashes when I
go through its options so I guess im getting the Netgear DG834.

Thanks!

Jon wrote:

>>Try just opening up 6881 and running Azureus as the client.
>
>
> Tried using Azureus and now getting faster downloads (25ish kb/s on 512).
> However there is still a problem with the router in that is crashes when I
> go through its options so I guess im getting the Netgear DG834.
>
> Thanks!
>

The Thomson SpeedTouch 510v4 is quite a powerful/stable router. In ~2
years of use I've only ever seen it fall over once (when I was playing
with some settings). Of course, if your ISP will let you, you could
avoid the problem by using multiple IPs in a no-NAT setup.

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