P2P Security, Also router question Options

[Timbo]

What are the best ways to maximize p2p security/privacy these days?

Also, I recently got Cox cable and it would appear that using the router I normally use with my connections appears to break the internet. I've read a bit about this issue, and am not certain what to do. Albeit, this is relatively little information to diagnose the problem, I find myself a bit frustrated that this would happen. Router is a Linksys router with fully updated firmware.

[zetec]

um, that sounds like cox bullshits to me. any router should work, just plug it into the modem.

[Timbo]

Ah, nah, I mean I've tried plugging two different routers inline and the both shut down the internet, even though my system is sending and receiving packets. Rather odd.

[impala454]

you try resetting the router to factory defaults?

[pebkac]

Does it happen all the time or does it work for a little while and then quit?

If it works and then quits, you probably need to cap the number of peers you're connecting to via bittorrent. What you have to understand is that when you download a torrent, you can easily connect to literally hundreds of peers in a few seconds. Since the router can only handle so many connections at once, you'll probably notice that the connection will die off.

If it's happening all the time, my guess is that the router would be misconfigured. Since it's Cox, you want to make sure it's configured to get your IP address automatically. You may want to call Linksys and figure out the best way to configure it. Cox will probably be less than helpful about it since they want you to buy their home networking solution (if they're like most ISPs).

[Mommy]

I had the cable company here (Grande Communications) tell me the other day that they I only pay for one connection so if a router isn't splitting that connection, they won't do anything about it. The internet was being retarded. I could get internet on my laptop. Or I could get internet on the desktop. But I couldn't get it on both simultaneously. It finally stopped being stupid and started working again but still... What the fuck kind of customer service says that? Who pays for multiple connections for internet in one home? NOBODY. That's who.

[Spectatrix]

That's weird, I've always gotten awesome customer service from Grande. Were they just saying they couldn't support router troubleshooting since it wasn't their equipment?

[Mommy]

That's weird, I've always gotten awesome customer service from Grande. Were they just saying they couldn't support router troubleshooting since it wasn't their equipment?

No, because the router was working. They were saying that their service only provides one connection and if it doesn't split with use of a router than they don't care. I usually have great customer service with them too. Their connection has been pissing me off lately though.

[impala454]

You probably just got an idiot person, just try calling back a few times or going up the management chain or something. A router doesn't "split" your connection, it.... drumroll.... ROUTES the connection. You're still only using one connection to the outside.

[Mommy]

Yeah, the guy sounded like he was having a bad day. I was going to call back, but I hate talking to those people sometimes.

[impala454]

Any router issues, I would suggest resetting the router to factory first, then going from there.

[Timbo]

Yep, didn't do much unfortunately

[impala454]

do you have both wired and wireless computers that won't work? (and you're sure plugging a PC directly into the cable modem works?)

[Timbo]

Yes on both counts

[impala454]

might be a long shot, but try at the command line:

ipconfig /flushdns