utorrent and Sagemcom F@ST2304

[welsh_andy]

just had broadband installed via LLU

i have a sagecom F@ST2304 router, am using wireless tplink adapter, the issue i have is everytime i use my utorrent, the connection goes down, sky disappears from list of connections and have to reboot both pc and router to get it back.

sometimes within mins it goes down, sometime maybe 30mins, but it goes down every time
any ideas what issues could be.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1266326803.png

[GrimTech]

Try using the Ethernet Cable supplied?

[welsh_andy]

Try using the Ethernet Cable supplied?

theres an issues there it isnt long enuff, some fool thought it better to put the phone in the bedroom rather than living room, so its round 5metres away and didnt really want an unsightly cable going round flat,lol

[Scubbie]

A couple of things for you to try:

* as GrimTech has suggested, use an Ethernet cable to see if this resolves the issue, WiFi is prone to several issues at the moment

* try limiting the upload speed to around 60% of the maximum bandwidth available

You have a similar upload speed to my own. I've found that by limiting the upload usage to 65 kB/s during the day allows me to browse comfortably and keeps the ratios at a reasonable level.

Between midnight & 8am this figure rises to 90 kB/s. Any higher than this interferes with the torrents.

[welsh_andy]

many thx will try that and see how it gets on

[Scubbie]

theres an issues there it isnt long enuff, some fool thought it better to put the phone in the bedroom rather than living room, so its round 5metres away and didnt really want an unsightly cable going round flat,lol

Whoops!

Could you try to see if using an Ethernet cable resolves the issue?

If it does, then I would highly recommend a suitable pair of HomePlugs. These wonderful little gadgets work as though you have a long Ethernet cable running between them, but use your electrical wiring to transmit the signal.

They cost from around £35-£150. Try to aim for a pair that transmits using 100mbps or 200mbps and have a pass-through socket for the mains plug. They don't work too well on surge protected extensions, hence the pass-through socket suggestion.

[welsh_andy]

i will go find a long ethernet cable as just did it again, am playing with upload and download speeds to see if that helps. down to max upload of 50kbs and max download of 1mb, so see how this gets on, also cut files to 2 downloading at time.lol

[stjimmy1980]

are u using utorrent version 2.2.1?

if so have u tried options > setup guide > run tests

worked for me when i had bad connection, might be worth a shout as it configures port mapping etc.

[welsh_andy]

ive hit a major snag,lol i manged to connect up using ethernet, but sumit strange my lan has disappeared, its not even in device manager, light is on the adapter in pc, but nothing, cant find it anywhere. any body point me somewhere to sort this strange thing out,lol

[welsh_andy]

update, i managed to use my laptop to connect via ethernet, all seems ok at mo, been on longer than the wireless could achieve, so guess its the router is pants at wireless. is there a way to get my user infor to get a better router, just wondered if the hack works with this newer router