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[hdanimefan]

Hi:I get the dir-655 router like 2 weeks a go>im connect direct to the router not wireless and seems slower in general  Torrents and the net too than my old linksys router I did port forwarding for my torrent program also have the newest firmware my question is what else can be done on the settings or what can I try to do to improve the performance of my router?

Thanks in advance

[Msradell]

Read the Sticky Topic: 300 Mbps connection requirements, that may help you some.

[rcschaff]

300mbps is only for wireless connections, he said he is connected directly to the router.

[Demonized]

Torrent speed is usually not depending on the router, but torrent's speed vary due to the connected peers' speed. Sometimes you get fast ones, sometimes you get slow ones.

I have no problems with it (wireless, wired and shareport)

[Demonized]

I Know that about torrents But my other router was faster with torrents than the DIR-655 anyway

This can only be checked if you download the same torrents from the same peers  . And that is not possible. So really, you're blaming a router for something and you cannot back it up with facts. It's perceptual since a router does nothing more than passing through the data. Only if your other TCP/UDP traffic would also be much slower there can be a router issue.

[davevt31]

I Know that about torrents But my other router was faster with torrents than the DIR-655 anyway

Maybe your ISP has throttled you down due to amount of traffic, they have been known to do that.

[Demonized]

Thats True Something else That I notice is that im not using the proper cable for gigabit ports wich is cat6 and beyond so I just order some.

CAT 5e is perfectly capable of Gigabit, really no need for CAT 6 unless you plan 100m+ cables. Pay attention to the plugs/connection wires when you made the cables yourself.

Cat. 5    10/100/1000MbE*    
Category 5 cable is a currently outdated standard that provides a minimum of 100Mhz of bandwidth. It can be used for 10/100 Ethernet without worry, however for longer runs of 1000MbE it is recomended to use Cat. 5e or higher.

Cat. 5e    10/100/1000MbE    
Category 5e cable provides a minimum of 100Mhz of bandwidth. Cat. 5e generally provides the best price for performance, however for future proofing Cat. 6 or Cat. 6a might be a better choice as they usually do not cost that much more.

Cat. 6    10/100/1000MbE
10GbE*    Category 6 has a minumum of 250 MHz of bandwidth. Allowing 10/100/1000 use with up to 100 meter cable length, along with 10GbE over shorter distances.

[Arvald]

I think the QOS if turned on may have an impact on your torrents... it would balance out the traffic priorities giving your torrents slower performance then if they could just run full speed maxing out the bandwidth.  only an issue if there is other traffic on the network.