Why does my DNS lookup fail during downloads?
While i am using a P2P client (uTorrent) i have noticed that if i try to browse the internet while i am downloading a large file, The download speed will drop significantly until it hits 0 and my DNS lookup (Google Chrome) will fail at the same time.
The file that I am trying to download has plenty of seeders and peers, so i can believe that is not the issue. I have briefly read into port forwarding, however i have not changed any of my preferences in the menus.
To fix the problem, I have learned that if i unplug my modem and wireless router, which my desktop is hardwired to, after i am connected to the internet again i have normal download speeds and my DNS is working correctly. Until, of course, the download slows and stops again.
what should i do?
Thanks, Ryan
Sounds like your router and/or modem is getting overloaded by the number of connections made by a bittorrent client.
Try limiting max global connections in uTorrent to 200 or less.
the setting is at Options>Preferences>Bandwidth
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