I regularly hit 700+ kilobytes per second downloads on bittorrents on my Cox connection at home. I think the problem in your case is whatever file you're trying to download just isn't that popular. Remember, the more people in the torrent, the better it works. If there are only two other people seeding the file, and they each have a 20 kilobit upload max setting, then you wont get more than 20k. Judging your link quality by bittorrent isn't a very bright idea, regardless if you suspect your provider of sabotaging the connections.
Also, what kind of router are you using? Poor quality routers will choke and die on the sheer number of TCP connections that occur on bittorrents. Thirdly, if you're going to accuse someone of sending RST packets to your network, do you have packet captures to back that up? I don't agree with ANY ISP blocking or altering traffic fraudulently. But it's equally important to get real facts before making accusations. willhill wrote: > This is not about technical limitations, it's about sabotage. Cox has given > me a symmetry of shit. My download is 40, my upload is 55KB/s. There's no M > in those numbers and I might as well have DSL. All the RST packets, I'm > sure, are flooding my leg of the network but it will take me another 17 hours > to get the rest of the file. Oh well. > > On Tuesday 15 January 2008 2:29 pm, Scott Harney wrote: > >> To some degree this isn't even a cost issue but a technical one. You are >> tied to certain physical limitations inherent in the medium. Until there >> are some changes in how DOCSIS works and some spectrum is made available on >> the upstream side, you'll never say faster upstream on a cable modem >> > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
