Windows 2008 box as home router?

[bliko]

Also make sure your isp doesn't throttle bt

I'm not sure abotu tomato, but dd-wrt will show u the router cpu usage...so may wana try that and see if your router cpu load is very high with bt.

 

[bigclaw]

Also make sure your isp doesn't throttle bt

I'm not sure abotu tomato, but dd-wrt will show u the router cpu usage...so may wana try that and see if your router cpu load is very high with bt.

That's a good idea. I guess I could at least SSH into the router and do "top"...

 

[tipstir]

Image is way to large but it's been scaled back
Shows 2.25mb/s for downloads prior last year..
This one is most current with all network tweaks in place... 3.40MB/s
Slideshow below
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/slideshow/21344768

 

[bigclaw]

That's a good idea. I guess I could at least SSH into the router and do "top"...

Hmm. Top reveals that the CPU load is never above 15%... That's interesting. Maybe a faster, dedicated solution doesn't necessarily help.

 

[bliko]

Did you by any chance look at the cpu load with and without qos?
Also what's the memory usage like?

Also take a look at: http://azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_ISPs
Would be good to know if your isp is part of the problem.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Hmm. Top reveals that the CPU load is never above 15%... That's interesting. Maybe a faster, dedicated solution doesn't necessarily help.

Torrents/P2P software hits "concurrent connections" of a router hard...and the wrt54 doesn't handle many...even with DD or Tomato.

 

[link01]

Torrents/P2P software hits "concurrent connections" of a router hard...and the wrt54 doesn't handle many...even with DD or Tomato.

Home network routers dont have sufficient cpu power or RAM available for handling so many connections. I think they're not even using the real cpu.

I suggest you try with something more pro, but not expensive. An Linksys RV042 can manage 60mbit wan connections. I had 4 pc's with running torrents at full 40mbit line and couldnt crash it.

I don't suggest using pc for router. It can handle large connection, but it's not reliable like routers and not so responsive at large loads.