WRT54G and Bittorrent

satandole666

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I recently had to upgrade (read: create) a network to get a Wii, 2 desktops, and a laptop on the internet. I used a WRT54G mainly because it was free.

Now I find out it doesn't play nice with bittorrent. Every time I connect to a file in bittorrent it'll kill my internet with the "limited or no connectivity" error. I have to restart Vista to fix it.

So...what do I do? Is there a 3rd part firmware version that fixes this? Or do I need to do something to Windows?

Thanks in advance...

 

Know Nuttin

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what version of the WRT54G do you have?
I use HyperWRT but DD-WRT is the one most people seem to use.

 

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satandole666

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3.0 is the version I have apparently, according to the first 4 of the serial number.

Did you have problems that were fixed with a firmware update/replacement?

 

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I used to have 2 wireless connections and 4 hardwired connections to my WRT54G, 3 of them running bittorrent. Using the stock firmware, the router would lock up hard and only a hard boot (disconnect power adapter) would get it back up and running. Since running HyperWRT, no further issues with torrent and locking up.

 

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satandole666

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Alright, I'm going to give HyperWRT a try. If I brick my router it is your fault.

 

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satandole666

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Firmware update successful. Testing it now.

I'm a complete nub with networking stuff, should I setup port forwarding or something for bittorrent?

 

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It depends, i've found port forwarding has helped my torrent speeds.

There are some startup scripts you can put in as well.

 

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satandole666

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Thanks a ton. It seems to work fine. I downloaded a small 20mb file without getting disconnected. Normally I would've been disconnected within a minute of BT connecting to a torrent.

 

Mr.Guvernment

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• Nov 27, 2007

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te default OS on the wrt's older models are pretty crappy at handling torrent.s