Max Half-Open connection issue

[Mkilbride]

Not sure if this is the right place, but I only use yer client, so I figured for sure you guys would know.

Anyways, my issues lately have been my Modem crashing and resetting. Of course, this never happened before. It happens when I try to join a online game, or I start to many torrents.(I used to be able to run like 10 torrents before without these issues)

Some friends made it aware the Router I had to install, so my roomies could use the internet too, might not be able to HANDLE all of the connections flooding in.(I have properly forwarded ports, I know how to do that, I've never had any issues and it does say it's forwarded in uTorrent)

I'm using Vista 64-bit SP1.(I know, don't get on my case!)

http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/products/sb5120/ > ComCast gave me, 2-3 years ago.

The one my room mates purchased is a Belkin...let me find a Link maybe.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833314007&Tpk=Belkin

Not top of the line I know, but I've configured it correctly, Cloned Mac addres's and whatnot.

Now before their router, I had no issues, but could the Max Half Open connections thing have to do with it somehow and is it causing my modem to over-flow and reset? Again, normal browsing is no problem at all, sure browsing the Web while torrenting is slower than it used to be, but only games reset it when I try to connect to a game with alot of people.

Thanks for any help offered.

[Firon]

Belkin routers can't take more than 100-200 connections or so before dying. They're horrible.

[Mkilbride]

Yikes. Guess either I'll have to buy a new one for them or find a way around it. Thanks.

[Switeck]

To minimize total connection count, disable: DHT, LPD, UPnP, NAT-PMP, and Resolve IPs.

Then reduce global and per-torrent max connections to 100 AT MOST.

net.max_halfopen is best left at 8 or less.