Re: [OT] ADSL Speeds using BitTorrents

["Andy Davies" <dajdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

But if you re-restrict your outgoing bandwith - say to 128kbps - this
shoul=
d
reduce this problem.

I guess the issue is whether it's the link getting saturated or F2S's
traffic shaping that's screwing things up.


On 23/08/06, Chris Miles <chrismiles@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Yes its normal because bittorrents flood your machine with incoming
and
> outgoing connections.
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> Letting people download from you makes things worse because when you
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d
> your upstream
> bandwidth (which isnt much on 1mb) you put a serious lag on your
download
> bandwidth because
> upsteam is used to make requests for downstream etc.
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> Rule one is that bittorrent is crap.. aint used it in years... stick
to
> usenet or something.
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> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tim Fletcher
> To: ukha_D@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 11:08 AM
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] ADSL Speeds using BitTorrents
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> Sorry for the OT post but I am getting mad...
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> If I benchmark my 1Mb F2S connection all is usually fine - as soon as
I
> start a BitTorrent Client it drops through the floor - not just for
the
> bittorrent application but for everything. Is this normal.
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> What is the point of paying =A325/month for an uncapped service if it
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> possible to reach anything close to the cap because of the speeds
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by
> the ISP - Granted, they do release them between 1 and 5AM, or so they
> say....
> Any recommendations for an ISP with a more sensible approach? I've had
> enough.
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> /rant over
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> BTW, I kind of like my IP Address (Ultra-sad I know) - would I be able
to
> take it with me?
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