How to stop speed cap while using NETGEAR WPN824 - RANGEMAX WIRELESS MIMO ROUTER?

[darkpsyde]

Originally Posted by Technosteve

Virgin are using a piece of hardware called Sandvine first noticed by those on Comcast network, This uses the TCPFLAG RST to drop existing packet and initiate a delay, this is what causes the slowdown in traffic. This will not change your Upload Download Speeds but will stop the slowdown when you hit the traffic shaping Limit.

for windows users they can do the following to overcome this if you are not using a router.

The first thing you are going to have to do is install a real firewall, like the Windows port of FreeBSD's IPFW. Download wipfw-0.2.8.zip from sourceforge. Unzip the contents into a location where the files can live, like C:\Program Files\wipfw\.


Run the install-deny.cmd.

Now, you are ready to configure your new firewall. In the folder where you have WIPFW living, you will see a file called wipfw.conf. Open this in your favorite text editor or notepad, if you don't have a favorite. Replace the contents of this file with the following, substituting 6883 with your BitTorrent port:

# First flush the firewall rules
-f flush

# Allow all internal (loopback) network communications.
add 100 allow all from any to any via lo*

# Prevent any traffic to 127.0.0.1, common in localhost spoofing
add 110 deny log all from any to 127.0.0.0/8 in
add 110 deny log all from 127.0.0.0/8 to any in

# Drop incoming packets with RST flag on BitTorrent port
# This is what thwarts Sandvine.
add drop tcp from any to me 6883 tcpflags rst

# Setup stateful filtering
add check-state
add pass all from me to any out keep-state
add count log ip from any to any

# Allow new incoming BitTorrent connections
add allow tcp from any to me 6883
add allow udp from any to me 6883

Open the command prompt and enter net stop ipfw then net start ipfw Your computer will now be ignoring Sandvine's methods.

NOTE: In this configuration, WIPFW drops all other incoming connections and allows all outgoing connections.

hope this helps your users.

if your are using router and can get to command line interface then you can use this.
add drop tcp any to 192.168.1.0 6883 tcpflags rst

replace 192.168.1.0 with your routers web login address but last figure must be 0 (zero) this is the same as Any PC on that network. And change 6883 to your Bittorrent p2p client port if you need a range of ports just add 6883-6884 instead.

Below are sample global TCP flag variables:

urg: tcpFlags = 0b100000! -> `Urgent Pointer field significant'
ack: tcpFlags = 0b010000! -> `Acknowledgment field significant'
psh: tcpFlags = 0b001000! -> `Push Function'
rst: tcpFlags = 0b000100! -> `Reset the connection'
syn: tcpFlags = 0b000010! -> `Synchronize sequence numbers'
fin: tcpFlags = 0b000001! -> `No more data from sender'

as you can see from the variables they equate to a binary number from 0 to 32.
0b indicates its a binary number.

I read this from another post is there any way to do this with a NETGEAR WPN824 - RANGEMAX WIRELESS MIMO ROUTER?
Also does anyone else on the 20mb Virgin media get lag while playing xboxlive?

[Technosteve]

Originally Posted by darkpsyde

I read this from another post is there any way to do this with a NETGEAR WPN824 - RANGEMAX WIRELESS MIMO ROUTER?
Also does anyone else on the 20mb Virgin media get lag while playing xboxlive?

set xbox live into a DMZ in the virtual server or Applications/gaming

check portforward.com on how to do this then follow my previous post on how to kill rst tcpflag. this router if my memory serves me right is linux based try typing the linux lines into the diagnostics entry box this can enter the lines as if in commandline mode.

[darkpsyde]

Originally Posted by Technosteve

set xbox live into a DMZ in the virtual server or Applications/gaming

check portforward.com on how to do this then follow my previous post on how to kill rst tcpflag. this router if my memory serves me right is linux based try typing the linux lines into the diagnostics entry box this can enter the lines as if in commandline mode.

Do you know how to do this by any chance?
Or do you know of a website that can show me?

[Technosteve]

Originally Posted by darkpsyde

Do you know how to do this by any chance?
Or do you know of a website that can show me?

Ports 3074 TCP and UDP
Port 88 TCP

But DMZ will open all ports to your XBox live so this wont be required.

just put the XBox IP address into the DMZ Zone.

PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall click on the router model if yours isnt there try the closest one the guide will be similar.