Your connection is probably overloaded. If you have Windows XP service pack 2
or 3, get the EventID 4226 Patcher Version 2.23d from Lvllord and use it to raise
the hidden half-open connection limit in Windows.

After you do that you might still see some serious lag while BearFlix is running.
Find out what your maximum speed really is and set a number lower than that in
the Advanced Limits section of the Connection tab of the Setup controls. Speed
tests can be found at places like DSLreports. Choose a few that are near your
location for best accuracy and use numbers that are about 75-80% of
your test results.

If that doesn't do enough to correct it, go to the View menu and enable the Hosts
view. If you have a lot of connections in there go to Setup again and in the
Service tab select "Never become an ultrapeer". You can also reduce the number
of connections used in