Problems with FIOS and certain programs
kandygs400
Newbie

when i try to use LIMEWIRE or a TORRENT program such as utorrent...the router will shut itself down n restart, ive tried portforwarding to no availe, it will happen on all my computers 1 lap top is running windows 7 and 1 desk top is running windows xp, is there anything i can do? iuts weird cause the only torrent program that wont restart my router is BITCOMET...any help would be appreciated

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Re: Problems with FIOS and certain programs
dslr595148
Community Leader
Community Leader

#1 What is the exact brand, model, and ver of your router?

#2 Do you have at least two game consoles behind your router?

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Re: Problems with FIOS and certain programs
kandygs400
Newbie

the router i have is WESTELL 9100EM, and by gaming consoles you mean xbox or playstation? i do have an xbox set up on a STATIC IP, but other then that everything is assigned by the router. thats all i have

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Re: Problems with FIOS and certain programs
Hubrisnxs
Legend

its the tiny nat table problem.   bittorrents SWARM that router, and overwhelm it.

Re: Problems with FIOS and certain programs
kandygs400
Newbie

so the only way around it is to, use my old router with this router? my old one worked just fine and i could portforawrd on that on and on this one i cant portforaward for sh*t!!!

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Re: Problems with FIOS and certain programs
dslr595148
Community Leader
Community Leader

@kandygs400 wrote:

so the only way around it is to, use my old router with this router? my old one worked just fine and i could portforawrd on that on and on this one i cant portforaward for sh*t!!!


Points to http://www.dslreports.com/faq/16077

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