pounder Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Everything was fine with v1.4, but as soon as I upgrade to 1.5 or the new beta I get too many banned peers and hash fails..I see that dlink routers cause this issue, but I have a dlink switch (dss-5+) and it does not have any software for it..these torrents are not bad torrents either..they are from good sites..can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hm... switch... D-Link makes horrible hardware, I'd say that's the cause (not that you didn't already know). Try connecting directly to your modem to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hm... switch... D-Link makes horrible hardware, I'd say that's the cause (not that you didn't already know). Try connecting directly to your modem to confirm.will do..was going to try that out tonight but ran out of time before work..but in d-link's defence this switch has worked flawlessly for 5-7 years in multiple configurations..I really see no need to change the switch..I love uttorrent, but I can't afford 100 bucks for a decent router right now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Most computer hardware after 5-7 years is hopelessly obsolete or suffered heat-death (the heat has worked the electronics loose on the circuitboard). Maybe that switch is about toast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Most computer hardware after 5-7 years is hopelessly obsolete or suffered heat-death (the heat has worked the electronics loose on the circuitboard). Maybe that switch is about toast?well I think it's more to do with an incompatibility issuse with the switch's protocol..I mean if DMZ mode messes up utorrent on a dlink router then maybe something similar to DMZ mode is on in the switch? the switch functions just fine otherwise..doubtful it's a failing hardware issue..my home network is running through it without a hitch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I'm not that familiar with switches, but aren't they basically more intelligent hubs? I don't believe they're like routers, so they shouldn't have anything in them other than stuff for directing packets around... At least that's my understanding (might be flawed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 ultima..yeah basically..although when reading the switch's specs they talk about Auto-MDI/MDI-X etc..just didn't know if something in the switch's firmware would be messing with utorrent..guess back to the drawing board.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 figured it out..was my modem..speedstreem 5200..I unlocked it and updated the firmware..then was able to remove DMZ and use a static IP etc..open up port forwarding..works like a champ now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Excellent, thanks for informing us =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Excellent, thanks for informing us =]well it started doing the same crap again..multiple bans etc..I will report when I get it figured out for good..thought I had it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 If you can, make sure your your RAM, HD, or IDE cables are all in good condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 It could just be the torrent. try the OpenOffice or Ubuntu torrents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 thanks for the suggestion Firon..I dl'ed openoffice and got these errors..edit: right click view image for the larger version.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Definitely hardware issue. Like I said earlier, make sure it's not your RAM, HD, or IDE cables. If you rule those out, then the problem very likely lies with the switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 what do you recommend to test out the ram and HD? I have ruled out the switch..went directly from my modem..actually both modems..to eliminate the modem being the issue..no change from modem change or switch to direct line..edit..should mention that I don't have a floppy drive..all the testers I have seen need a floppy disk.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 memtest86 for testing RAM, SpinRite for testing HD. IDE cables, the only way to test is by switching to a new one, but that means shelling out some money, or finding someone to borrow from (assuming you have none lying around). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 bump for the edit of my post..also I have a sata HD.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Maybe Ultimate Boot CD then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 thanks again..I am currently making a bootable usb key with memtest86..hopefully it should work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 tested the hd with hdtach and it recorded 124 mb/s transfer..don't know if that says anything or not..or this graph shows anything on the hd.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusan Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 IMO its definitely not a RAM or HD issue. Like I already said on that other topic, I tried the same torrents using utorrent and Azureus in windows (torrent working directory is on partition on first HD), and Azureus in Linux (which is installed on second HD, together with torrent working directory) and got failes on the same pieces.So basically, i tried using different HDs for downloading of the same torrent, and got errors on the same pieces.If it is RAM (or even HD), it would shurely manifest in many other ways, not just in downloading of torrents.In this moment, the most suspicious thing is router. But have no clue why suddenly began focking torrent pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 It is hardware because the OpenOffice.org torrent shouldn't be hashfailing -- it never does.@pounder: Speed tests don't really reveal much. You have to do some kind of error checking on the disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pounder Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 alright i'll check it with spinrite, but like Dusan said it is not manifesting itself in other ways..the PC itself is amazing in performance and I have not had a single issue to show it would be hardware related..i'm willing to check it all out though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Try UBCD I linked to up there -- it includes a bunch of test utilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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