Re: A guide for mining efficiently on P2Pool, includes FUD repellent and FAQ
Tune bitcoind and P2Pool
If you can't use the methods above or they aren't enough you can limit the number of connections used by bitcoind and P2Pool.
For bitcoind, use the parameter maxconnections in bitcoin.conf
Code:
maxconnections=10 # 20 is the default
Dont set this to <=8
Then p2pool cannot connect to the bitcoind.