Re: Routers - OT: Grand Designs Episode 4 BitTorrent Release

[Doogie Brodie <ukhad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ho yin ng wrote:

> I have two connections - the one I am using with bittorrent is my
telewest line

You have cable & ADSL..... just to make non-broadband-area people
jealous? ;->

> The other modem I am using is a fairly old Alcatel Speedtouch pro to
my
> ADSL line. I find that people from the outside keep getting timeouts
if
> they are connected for a long time. I can't find a way to change the
> timeout settings on my router.
> > Perhaps I should change the router? Is a Vigor 2600 recommended
.. can I
> change the timeout settings on it? how much is it? Will it work with
ADSL?
> Or it might be the netgear wireless access points I use to connect the
> server computer to the ADSL line? But I have a feeling that is it the
> Alcatel Speedtouch pro router.

Vigor 2600 (which is an ADSL router with built in 4 port switch - plug
into ADSL socket and plug into PC, simple as that!) is *highly*
recommended by many people on the list. The vanilla 2600 is £140.99 from
www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk and is what I use, but there are several
different configs available, including ISDN backup, 54G Wi-Fi and VOIP
FXS in varying configurations.

I'm not totally sure what options you'd be looking at for
"timeout", but
if you're using a P2P app, via the netgear wap, that may have the number
of connections issues that the netgear ADSL routers have.

Cheers

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Doogie