I lived with this problem for years and it drove me insane. Simple answer is 
the router has too many ports open.

Nearly always caused by p2p software like torrents etc. You need to throttle 
down the number of ports opened in your client programs and if you can get 
to the options in the router setup look for the floowing settings and change 
them to what ive written....

Maximum pors = 4096
TCP Timeout = 120
UDP Timeout = 120

Unfortunatly a lot of routers wont show this unless you have got some third 
party firmware installed like dd-wrt which is highly recomended.

Gordy

"Gordy"  wrote in message 
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>I lived with this problem for years and it drove me insane. Simple answer 
>is the router has too many ports open.
>
> Nearly always caused by p2p software like torrents etc. You need to 
> throttle down the number of ports opened in your client programs and if 
> you can get to the options in the router setup look for the floowing 
> settings and change them to what ive written....
>
> Maximum pors = 4096
> TCP Timeout = 120
> UDP Timeout = 120
>
> Unfortunatly a lot of routers wont show this unless you have got some 
> third party firmware installed like dd-wrt which is highly recomended.
>
> Gordy
>

Thanks. Those options cannot be configured using the Belkin firmware.

I did check the dd-wrt list, and this router is included in the list. I am 
just somewhat doubtful about flashing it, in case something goes wrong. I 
don't have a spare one sitting around. Before I try that, are there any 
other possibilities?

In article <480d082f$0$32041$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>, GB 
NOTsomeone@microsoft.com says...
> 
> "Gordy"  wrote in message 
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> >I lived with this problem for years and it drove me insane. Simple answer 
> >is the router has too many ports open.
> >
> > Nearly always caused by p2p software like torrents etc. You need to 
> > throttle down the number of ports opened in your client programs and if 
> > you can get to the options in the router setup look for the floowing 
> > settings and change them to what ive written....
> >
> > Maximum pors = 4096
> > TCP Timeout = 120
> > UDP Timeout = 120
> >
> > Unfortunatly a lot of routers wont show this unless you have got some 
> > third party firmware installed like dd-wrt which is highly recomended.
> >
> > Gordy
> >
> 
> Thanks. Those options cannot be configured using the Belkin firmware.
> 
> I did check the dd-wrt list, and this router is included in the list. I am 
> just somewhat doubtful about flashing it, in case something goes wrong. I 
> don't have a spare one sitting around. Before I try that, are there any 
> other possibilities?
> 
The one Gordy suggested is by far the most likely IMO.

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> "Gordy"  wrote in message 
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>>I lived with this problem for years and it drove me insane. Simple answer 
>>is the router has too many ports open.
>>
>> Nearly always caused by p2p software like torrents etc. You need to 
>> throttle down the number of ports opened in your client programs and if 
>> you can get to the options in the router setup look for the floowing 
>> settings and change them to what ive written....
>>
>> Maximum pors = 4096
>> TCP Timeout = 120
>> UDP Timeout = 120
>>
>> Unfortunatly a lot of routers wont show this unless you have got some 
>> third party firmware installed like dd-wrt which is highly recomended.
>>
>> Gordy
>>
>
> Thanks. Those options cannot be configured using the Belkin firmware.
>
> I did check the dd-wrt list, and this router is included in the list. I am 
> just somewhat doubtful about flashing it, in case something goes wrong. I 
> don't have a spare one sitting around. Before I try that, are there any 
> other possibilities?
>
>
>

I would seriously look into flashing dd-wrt. It really opens up the 
functions of your router. Flashing is often pretty simple and the only thing 
that can go wrong is not reading through instructions properly and flashing 
the wrong firmware.

Have a look on their site again and see if your confident to go ahead. If 
you get stuck throw me an email and ill double check you have the right 
flash etc.

Gordy

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> "GB"  wrote in message 
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>> "Gordy"  wrote in message 
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>>>I lived with this problem for years and it drove me insane. Simple answer 
>>>is the router has too many ports open.
>>>
>>> Nearly always caused by p2p software like torrents etc. You need to 
>>> throttle down the number of ports opened in your client programs and if 
>>> you can get to the options in the router setup look for the floowing 
>>> settings and change them to what ive written....
>>>
>>> Maximum pors = 4096
>>> TCP Timeout = 120
>>> UDP Timeout = 120
>>>
>>> Unfortunatly a lot of routers wont show this unless you have got some 
>>> third party firmware installed like dd-wrt which is highly recomended.
>>>
>>> Gordy
>>>
>>
>> Thanks. Those options cannot be configured using the Belkin firmware.
>>
>> I did check the dd-wrt list, and this router is included in the list. I 
>> am just somewhat doubtful about flashing it, in case something goes 
>> wrong. I don't have a spare one sitting around. Before I try that, are 
>> there any other possibilities?
>>
>>
>>
>
> I would seriously look into flashing dd-wrt. It really opens up the 
> functions of your router. Flashing is often pretty simple and the only 
> thing that can go wrong is not reading through instructions properly and 
> flashing the wrong firmware.
>
Well, there are a few things that can go wrong then, as the documentation is 
in German, and my German is a bit rusty. Perhaps I can just check with you 
what I have found on their website:

My router, Belkin F5D8230-4, is on the supported list. It has 16 MB of RAM, 
which is good.

Under wireless NIC it says: 'Airgo (must be replaced)'. I don't understand 
what that means.

min required DD-WRT version : v.24 rc7 - build 9360. Hmmm, under stable 
versions on the downloads page, the highest version number is  v.23. Under 
release candidates, the highest number is v24 RC6.2. I can't find an RC7 
anywhere. This is not looking good. :/

If I can find the correct version (or perhaps you can help me find it), then 
it appears that I have to go through a rather odd routine described here:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Tftp_flash

I also have to find a windows xp TFTP client. Would the first one in the 
list do? 
http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&type_of_search=soft&words=tftp

The router has an option to update it's firmware in its menu. Would that 
work instead?
To say I am confused is an understatement.



> Have a look on their site again and see if your confident to go ahead.

Nope :)

> If you get stuck throw me an email and ill double check you have the right 
> flash etc.

Hope it's okay to post here in case it's of help to others.

>
> Gordy
>

Ah, found this thread: 
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=29520&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

It looks to me as though this is not at all a simple proposition. Apart from 
anything else, I would need to replace one of the cards inside the router, 
and I don't have a replacement. Might be fun if this were a spare sitting 
around, but it's not. The whole family network (8 computers) hangs off this 
router.

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NOTsomeone@microsoft.com says...
> Ah, found this thread: 
> http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=29520&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
> 
> It looks to me as though this is not at all a simple proposition. Apart from 
> anything else, I would need to replace one of the cards inside the router, 
> and I don't have a replacement.

Available on eBay from about £7.50 inc. delivery.

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NOTsomeone@microsoft.com says...
> Ah, found this thread:
> http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=29520&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
>
> It looks to me as though this is not at all a simple proposition. Apart 
> from
> anything else, I would need to replace one of the cards inside the router,
> and I don't have a replacement.

Available on eBay from about £7.50 inc. delivery.

Does make it that little bit more complicated tho dosent it :/

Dont know why your seeing it all in german either; your on www.dd-wrt.com ?

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>>
>> It looks to me as though this is not at all a simple proposition. Apart 
>> from
>> anything else, I would need to replace one of the cards inside the 
>> router,
>> and I don't have a replacement.
>
> Available on eBay from about £7.50 inc. delivery.
>
> Does make it that little bit more complicated tho dosent it :/

Not just that, but the wireless is the part of the machine that recommended 
it to me in the first place. This has very high penetration, and we have 
very thick walls, so need that.


>
> Dont know why your seeing it all in german either; your on www.dd-wrt.com 
> ?

Here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/downloads.html   look under 
documentation.

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> "Gordy"  wrote in message 
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>>>
>>> It looks to me as though this is not at all a simple proposition. Apart 
>>> from
>>> anything else, I would need to replace one of the cards inside the 
>>> router,
>>> and I don't have a replacement.
>>
>> Available on eBay from about £7.50 inc. delivery.
>>
>> Does make it that little bit more complicated tho dosent it :/
>
> Not just that, but the wireless is the part of the machine that 
> recommended it to me in the first place. This has very high penetration, 
> and we have very thick walls, so need that.
>
>
>>
>> Dont know why your seeing it all in german either; your on www.dd-wrt.com 
>> ?
>
> Here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/downloads.html   look under 
> documentation.
>
>
>

In your case i would just look into throttling your p2p software tho. 
Whatever clients you use just google visit there website and details should 
be in the FAQs. If not a simple google like 'bitcomet port throttling' 
should bring you results ;)

Gordy