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**frkksptn** · 07-03-2011, 03:19 AM

No full proof way, blocking ports will only limit the up/downstream ability, if there are enough seeds and leeches then a high download can still be achieved and you have the P2P program making a high number of connections.

Your router ideally needs to be able to limit the up and downstream AND connections per LAN IP. I do this with my Draytek 2710.

QoS functions in consumer routers generally tends to be rather useless against torrent traffic, this issue was raised some time ago, I recall forum members here being quite blunt to me about QoS being able to do everything.

07-03-2011, 03:19 AM	#2
frkksptn Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	No full proof way, blocking ports will only limit the up/downstream ability, if there are enough seeds and leeches then a high download can still be achieved and you have the P2P program making a high number of connections. Your router ideally needs to be able to limit the up and downstream AND connections per LAN IP. I do this with my Draytek 2710. QoS functions in consumer routers generally tends to be rather useless against torrent traffic, this issue was raised some time ago, I recall forum members here being quite blunt to me about QoS being able to do everything.
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