~~My network has reset several times and I've narrowed it down to an apparent DDOS attack. Never the same IP source, all hitting the specific port I use for incoming qBt traffic, shutting down the client doesn't help, router is getting 10-20 requests per second for idk, several hours. Is there anything I can do about this?~~

Edit: Thanks everyone, it's apparently not an attack and my router just sucks aha. It was overheating so I took its coat off. My router's log was filled with "DoS(SyN-Flooding)" messages, and according to Wikipedia that's a DDoS attack.

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[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 50 points 2 weeks ago

10-20 requests per second

That's not a DDOS

[–] brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My network has reset several times and I’ve narrowed it down to an apparent DDOS attack

It's not. You will need to lower your torrent client's incoming connections limit and/or set lower limits to your incoming/outgoing bandwidth in your torrent client. It is clear your network router is unable to handle too much torrent traffic hitting it at the same time, hence the issues you are experiencing.

For qB

Tools / Options / Connection / Global Maximum Number Of Connections

Tools / Options / Speed / Global Rate Limits

There's no specific number to enter there, you just have to experiment a bit and set lower numbers until the problem goes away and your network is stable.

shutting down the client doesn’t help

It will, eventually. It does take a bit for other torrent clients to realize you're no longer online and stop sending you traffic / sharing your IP with other peers.

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Thank you so much! Turns out my router is buggy and yes, I realized the hits were just peers. I'm a stoopid

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Buy a real router, solve the issue permanently without restricting yourself.

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I've arranged a replacement. In the meantime I've fixed its overheating...

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 1 points 6 days ago

That USB port looks amazing.

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I had the same issue with my router, and i had to go into Advanced -> Socket Backlog Size and set it to 1 (default is 5) to completely fix it. Do you have a TP-Link router as well?

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago

Mine is EE. Very little system settings are available, I can't modify any technical limits. I fixed mine though, it was just overheating in its case -_-

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

Close the open port(s) for a while and take a break? It's bots, and maybe enough rejections will make the botnet move on.

[–] American_Jesus@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe too many connections, use BitTorrent calculator to recommend some settlings (just input your max upload bandwidth)

https://torrentcalc.gabe.xyz/

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks for sharing this