When setting up networks with multiple routers, please remember that each router will have two IP addresses. One of these is the address that all computers connected to the router see, it controls this address, you can set it to whatever legal address you like.
The second address is the one allocated to it by the router directly up the line from it, the router connected via the WAN port. This address is not controlled by the first router, it is either controlled directly by you or allocated via the second router’s DHCP arrangement.

It would be foolish to try to redirect data from Modem/Router to Wireless/Router by sending the data to the address that Wireless/Router uses when talking with devices attached to Wireless/Router.

Also, and I cannot stress this enough.

When dealing with network issues relating to downloading torrents, ensure that the torrent you are using for testing has many, many seeds and peers. No use trying to tweak your connection to get a better flow rate when there’s no-one at the other end.

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