Wireless router And Downloading Question

[iamloco724]

ok i just got and hooked up my new wireless router today its the ZyXEL X-550 XtremeMIMO Wireless Broadband Router..im having some problems i download using bittorrent and i had no real problems with my last router except that when i downloaded alot it froze up and got sluggish..now i did all the port fowarding and i started downloading and not only does it seem a little slower downloading speed wise but after a little bit i get disconnected from my wireless connection and all other pcs on the network do to then in a few seconds or min in reconnects and when it does my download speed gets superfast shortly after...what does everyone think the problem is and how can i fix it is there some settings i need to change..im not so smart when it comes to routers and wireless stuff..but i know to foward my ports and i did that just like i did with the last router..pleaseeee someone help i need to know if i need to return this router and get a new one

[Variable]

It is probably not a problem with the router but the routers configuration and the client software. People play with their routers config not knowing what they are doing and cause issues. You get a new router with a stock config and viola problem goes away.

When you download something it comes in on ports, these ports increment themselves if their are multiple connections - like with torrents. You cant have 25 connections over one port. One connection = one port. If you have an application that needs mutliple ports you should open a range of ports. If you have wirless added to the mix you could be running into interference causing retransmisions. Wireless is a bottleneck.

If you port forward traffic to your computers IP and other computers on your network have their application set to use the same ports they got a problem... If you port forward to the entire internal network and mutliple machines try and use those ports you have created a bottleneck.

If you want more speed you have to open more ports and forward them to the client machine. The client has to be set up to use the range of ports your router is forwarding.