Routers VS BitTorrents

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  1. nghtpnshr

    nghtpnshr Regular member

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    ok i have been reading alot of wireless routers reviews online.
    I have noticed alot of people say that a router is killing the bittorrent transfers is this true?
    If so what router would you sugest i use ?? i have a wireless reciever in my pc now thats a D-Link Airpluss DWL-520 i am looking at a Dl-624 wireless router and it says at new egg its not good for bittorrents what am i to do ?


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  2. Auslander

    Auslander Senior member

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    any router can work fairly well; it's all about port-forwarding. the problem with wireless routers is that they won't let you go as fast as an equivalent hard-wired router. but routers *dont* stop geting torrents. ^.^
     
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    I think wireless routers are fine (unless your internet speed is faster than your router's tranfer speed =]). But yeah, if you simply forward the right ports, you wont have a single problem.

    I have a router and after i forwarded the ports, i got a 150kb/s speed increase!
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    satvik, reduce your sig to forum specs of 50k instead of presnt 91,610 bytes.
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  5. geestar20

    geestar20 Active member

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    I can get my max download with my wireless router which transfers 54mbs.

    My hardwired can get a max 7mb download and so can my wireless router. The only problem is, is that it can bottle neck your wireless connection from time to time and cause either slow down or completly stop the connection...simple solution, unplug the router for a few seconds (15 sec) and plug it back in. Nothing like a capacitor reset.
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    hello geestar!!
     
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    How ya doin ddp :)
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    alright & you?
     

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