br0k3n
join:2009-11-07
Yucaipa, CA
| [net] FiOS is being weird...help?
Alright, so...I just got 25/15 FiOS installed about a week ago, and I really don't know what's wrong. Download speeds only get up to about 750 kb/s, but upload speeds sometimes reach about 2 mb/s. I use uTorrent a lot as well, and the same thing applies, but what gets me really mad is that it seems the up/down speeds are linked. If I limit one or the other, the speeds suffer. So when I'm done leeching and I go to seed, there's no upload speed because I'm not downloading. I really would like to know how I could make my connection faster/fix the thing with uTorrent, so...help? Thanks.  |
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birdfeedr
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI
 ·Verizon FIOS
| If you have an Actiontec Rev A to Rev D, your NAT table is really limited and shows up in torrents, among other things. If you can limit connection count, that will improve performance. Since I do not use uTorrent, I cannot give you any real settings to try.
The other solution is to replace the Actiontec as primary router. If you are using a Westell router, it's supposed to have a much larger connection table, so that may not be contributing to your performance problem.
Throttling the connection count is your likely fix. |
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br0k3n
join:2009-11-07
Yucaipa, CA
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Traceroute:
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darcilicious
Cyber Librarian
Premium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR | That's a perfectly fine traceroute -- verizon.com doesn't answer to pings/traceroute requests. |
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br0k3n
join:2009-11-07
Yucaipa, CA | By the way, I do have the Actiontec router that they gave me. If I do get a new router, which one would you recommend? I need 802.11n for sure and a large NAT table. |
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Zero
join:2009-07-01
Collegeville, PA
| said by br0k3n  :If I do get a new router, which one would you recommend? I need 802.11n for sure and a large NAT table. The NETGEAR WNDR3700 is arguably the latest and greatest dual band 802.11n gigabit router. I just configured one for someone a few days ago and I would pick one up myself if I needed a new router. Here's a nice review about it from SmallNetBuilder:
»www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/···0925/96/ |
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Agent Smith
join:2008-07-07
New York | reply to br0k3n
Make sure your connected by ethernet not coax. |
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br0k3n
join:2009-11-07
Yucaipa, CA | The coax is hardwired into the wall...how do I change it to ethernet? |
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Agent Smith
join:2008-07-07
New York
·Verizon FIOS
 ·Optimum Online
| Post here
»/forum/vzdirect
Tell them to switch you over ethernet you must connect your ethernet to your actiontec and wait still its switched then you can add your new router to it.
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More Fiber
Premium,MVM
join:2005-09-26
West Chester, PA
 ·Bay Area Internet ..
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said by br0k3n :The coax is hardwired into the wall...how do I change it to ethernet? You can run the cat5 from the ONT to your router yourself, or pay VZ $$ to do it.
•If you do it yourself, then post in »/forum/vzdirect as Agent Smith suggested to get the provisioning changed.
There is a step by step walk through here:
»Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »Replacing the Actiontec (part 1): Coax to Ethernet
•If you have VZ do it, the installer will switch the provisioning. |
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