[ceedee]

Originally Posted by Daft Punk

So new router has fixed it, but the torrent problem still remains. Running them for any length of time will shut off the modem and router. Is virgin messing about the bit torrent protocol at all or just during peak hours?

At the risk of sounding like a broken record (ya know, those things before CDs...), having too few half-open connections will stall your downloads.

Originally Posted by ceedee

If you're using XP SP2, have you increased the number of half-open TCP connections it can use?

TorrentFreak wrote an accessible explanation of the problem over 2 years ago -- the article focuses on bittorrent but the same is applicable for all P2P apps.

More technical info and the downloadable patching routine is available from LviLord.de.

hth