If you’re experiencing home router slow/melt downs this DD-WRT note on Router Slowdown may be helpful
- Go to the Web Interface of the DD-WRT Device and log in
- Go to ‘Administration’
- Go to ‘Management’
- Enter the following values at ‘IP Filter Settings’
- Maximum Ports: 4096
(For an 8MB RAM model set it no higher than 1024) - TCP Timeout (s): 300 is a safe choice.
default 3600. Change to 90, up to 500. (lower if you must have many TCP connections). - UDP Timeout (s): 300 is a safe choice.
default 3600. Change to 90, up to 150. (lower if you must have many UDP connections).
- Maximum Ports: 4096
The source of these slowdowns should not be a surprise 😉