slingshot blocking my Fedora 11 download or any other torrent download

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manuleka

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#33689 9-May-2009 21:10

does slingshot expect every torrent to be illegal? i've been trying to download Fedora 11 preview with no luck, it starts for a few seconds and then my connection to slingshot gets dropped :(

to be able to use the internet again i have to restart my modem and stop my torrent client

anyone come across this issue?

Detruire

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#213752 9-May-2009 22:52

Connection drops are usually related to modem / line issues rather than ISP issues.

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manuleka

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#213826 10-May-2009 11:27

yea i think it's more todo with my Router/Modem - D-Link DSL-G604T GenII

googling more to see if i get lucky

richms

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#213945 10-May-2009 22:02

drop your max connections on a POS dlink - they die when the nat table fills up, and on open source stuff there are always a massive number of peers prepared to accept connections.

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#213957 10-May-2009 23:11

I would also advise getting a new modem router. Most D-links models are notorious for disconnecting at various times. I'ld recommend a Dynalink 1025w which is what I have (I think)

Also I would check to see if there was an http mirror for it that you can plug into a download manager like GetRight

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#213960 10-May-2009 23:20

Dynalink RTA1025w is the way to go. Recommended by heaps of people.

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#215171 16-May-2009 00:06

I would not recommend the 1025 or any other dynalink, they have a short lifespan and even when new are one of the least reliable modems I have run here.

Best I have found sofar has being a netgear dg834g - but they are as bad as linksys at making multiple revisions of it, I have no idea how the last 2 go, but the old adsl 1 version and the first of the adsl2 ones have being rock solid, normally not even needing a powercycle after an ISP outage.

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#215174 16-May-2009 00:54

Sounds like your luck isn't great.

The reliability of my RTA1025W has far exceeded the WAG54G (v3) units that I used to have.

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zonky

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#221236 3-Jun-2009 11:37

I used to have a dynalink, and since switching to a Linksys AM300 / WRT45GL, i've found my connect speed rose around 35-40%.

manuleka

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#221561 4-Jun-2009 12:41

thanks guys...

i'm thinking of getting a Belkin N1 - anyone have used any of it's modem/router wireless models? i saw some (or most of their N1 series come with lifetime warranty)

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#221564 4-Jun-2009 12:47

Friend has one and has no end of problems with the wifi on it.... they seem to be one of those things that works great for some users and not at all for others.

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