can someone help me with this network setup ?

qing256 · August 26th, 2004

Whenever I use Bittorrent to share large files (2GB) or so, after half an hr my internet connection just dies or more specifically my router just kills my internet connection I have power down the modem, router and my computer to get my internet connection back. I connected directly to the cable modem and everything worked fine. so I looked around and I guess WinXP has a ICS built in where you can set up a internal network with 2 network card on one computer and share that internet connection with another computer.

I was wondering if thats a good setup for downloads and uploads and will it affect the other computer's internet performance?

Any advice or web links are apppreciated.

**moomoomoo** · August 26th, 2004

Probably something with the router.. What model is it? D-Link models have a problem of their memory getting filled by DNS resolutions which causes a hang.

Janus · August 27th, 2004

just a question, how do ya know that your router kills the connection?
If your using cable...your not from singapore are ya?

Anyway, you can share your connection, but it'll bekinda troublesome if you have a firewall.
The best is still connecting to a port on a router using a RJ45 cable. Im not too sure of this, but i find that once you have a router, your connection speed will go down already..not too sure how true it is tho.

qing256 · August 27th, 2004

my router is a Belkin 4port, and the reason I say it kills my connection cause the every light on my cable modem is on except my activity light then it grabs teh connection back up.
XTERASYS 4-port DSL/Cable Broadband Router, Model XR-1105+ <--- is that good router?

KillerShots · August 27th, 2004

ICS is a very weak internet connection sharing program. It gets the job done, but doesn't handle port forwarding, redirection, or any of the other cool stuff. If you're going to be doing file sharing, it will either be passive or you will have to run the file sharing program on the computer attached to the modem (ICS acts as a NAT... which is kinda similar to a firewall to all internal computers. They can't be addressed from the outside). Personally, I run a FreeBSD machine as a router/firewall. Most of my friends do a similar setup. One of my friends uses a CISCO router (for bragging rights and tinker purposes). Each of these works quite well.

qing256 · August 27th, 2004

yeah Cisco routers are ... quite expensive lol

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qing256 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: NY Posts: 654	can someone help me with this network setup ? Whenever I use Bittorrent to share large files (2GB) or so, after half an hr my internet connection just dies or more specifically my router just kills my internet connection I have power down the modem, router and my computer to get my internet connection back. I connected directly to the cable modem and everything worked fine. so I looked around and I guess WinXP has a ICS built in where you can set up a internal network with 2 network card on one computer and share that internet connection with another computer. I was wondering if thats a good setup for downloads and uploads and will it affect the other computer's internet performance? Any advice or web links are apppreciated.

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Janus Memories are all I have.. Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In my memories... Posts: 423	just a question, how do ya know that your router kills the connection? If your using cable...your not from singapore are ya? Anyway, you can share your connection, but it'll bekinda troublesome if you have a firewall. The best is still connecting to a port on a router using a RJ45 cable. Im not too sure of this, but i find that once you have a router, your connection speed will go down already..not too sure how true it is tho. __________________ When the pages of the book of my life ends. You'll be the most colourful chapter i ever had. If it'll be open again, i'll start with the moment i knew you. [sig=390]

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qing256 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: NY Posts: 654	my router is a Belkin 4port, and the reason I say it kills my connection cause the every light on my cable modem is on except my activity light then it grabs teh connection back up. XTERASYS 4-port DSL/Cable Broadband Router, Model XR-1105+ <--- is that good router? Last edited by qing256; August 27th, 2004 at 03:08.

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KillerShots War Games coder Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,918	ICS is a very weak internet connection sharing program. It gets the job done, but doesn't handle port forwarding, redirection, or any of the other cool stuff. If you're going to be doing file sharing, it will either be passive or you will have to run the file sharing program on the computer attached to the modem (ICS acts as a NAT... which is kinda similar to a firewall to all internal computers. They can't be addressed from the outside). Personally, I run a FreeBSD machine as a router/firewall. Most of my friends do a similar setup. One of my friends uses a CISCO router (for bragging rights and tinker purposes). Each of these works quite well. __________________ Primary CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Mobo: Biostar N4SLI-A9 RAM: 2G Crucial (DDR400) Video: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX (512M) Audio: HDA X-Mystique HD(s): Maxtor 300G SATA2, Samsung 400G SATA2 OS(s): WinXP x64 Pro, Vista x32 Ultimate, Gentoo x64 Monitor(s): Primary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Secondary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Tertiary - Zenith 42" Plasma TV (1024x768 res) Many other machines... sig too short

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August 26th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
moomoomoo Administrator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 843	Probably something with the router.. What model is it? D-Link models have a problem of their memory getting filled by DNS resolutions which causes a hang.

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qing256 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: NY Posts: 654	yeah Cisco routers are ... quite expensive lol