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I not sure why you can't connect but it could be port forwarding problems or other firewall problems. I don't use any 3rd party applications to play dota, I play on Battle.net so I don't know if you have to edit the registry to change the game server for it to work. I doubt I could help you out with that one because I never used Garena before and I am unfamiliar with it

Setup for Paradyne (now Zhone) ADSL router 6211-I2-200 for PPPoA operation at TSTT:

1. Power up ADSL router and connect directly to computer via LAN interface.
2. Open http://192.168.1.1 (Paradyne web interface).
3. In Quick Setup leave 'DSL Auto-Connect' Enabled.
4. Select 'Advanced Setup->WAN', remove all connections then click Add.
5. Set VPI to 0 (default)
6. Set VCI to 35 (default)
7. Service Category: Default is 'UBR Witout PCR' however you can change it. More about this I will put below.
8. Do not enable QoS unless you plan to use it because it uses resources.
9. Click Next
10. Select PPP over ATM (PPPoA) and any Encapsulation Mode. I prefer VC/MUX.
11. Click Next
12. Enter your PPP Username and Password
13. Leave Authentication Method at 'AUTO'
14. I recommend that ONLY 'Keep Alive' be enabled.
15. Click Next
16. Enable NAT and WAN service.
17. Service name is automatically set.
18. Click Next
19. Check your WAN setup summary and click 'Save'
20. You should now see your new entry. Click Finish to reboot the router.


NOTES:

About 'Service Category', UBR without PCR is default and works. CBR and Real Time VBR are the highest priority ensures packets reach their destination. It automatically uses QoS so that option will no longer be visible if certain service categories are used. If you use one with PCR (peak cell rate) then you have to specify this number, I like to use 604 because it is the max allowed. You may also see Sustainable Cell Rate and Max Burst. This is complicated so stick to UBR without PCR, unless you think you need something else. Like CBR is best for VoIP calls and Real Time VBR is best for streaming video..

About Encapsulation Mode, try both and see which works better for you. In theory VC/MUX is better than LLC because VC multiplexing tends to reduce fragmentation overhead. TSTT supports both it seems because they both work. I have no idea how to benchmark each to tell you which is better with TSTT.

PPP IP.
You want to enable this I you have a 2nd router which you want to handle all the NAT functions. This option basically turns off the routing functions of the modem and forwards the public ip straight to your 2nd router's wan port. Your 2nd router should be set to auto assign IP/DNS (WAN interface acting as DHCP client). If you do this and you can enter the configuration pages for both modem and router but you cannot get on internet then your router is probably stupid like mine. Set the 2nd router to static IP, leave the public IP and subnet mask, change the WAN gateway to 192.168.1.1 which should be your modem IP. That should fix it. Note don't ever buy anything from Netgear, they are the lamest brand ever. In fact just buy Linksys, or if you rich buy Cisco.

I've noticed that whenever i start bittorrent and set a torrent to start downloading my modem disconnects and then a few seconds later reconnects.
At first I thought I was imagining things but it always happens. It never used to happen before I got 'Blinked'.

Now I'm wondering, is this somehow involved with the method TSTT uses to throttle or detect p2p traffic? My torrents still work fine (I get speeds up to the package speed limits) but is this their first attempt at traffic shaping or something?
Seems a strange way to do things. (Isn't the aim normally to do it without alerting the consumer?)

Also it doesn't seem to happen if i use limewire. And it only happens when i start the first torrent, after that no disconnects unless i shut the program down and restart it.

What do you guys think this is?
Is tstt disconnecting me from the regular users bandwidth and connecting me to the p2p users bandwidth?( or some other crazy thing like that?)