[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I heard, somewhere, that Comcast is actually being sued for violating > net neutrality.
I don't believe that net neutrality is the law of the land. There are many who argue it may not even be a good idea, but that's beyond this thread about Fedora by far... > Supposedly, they're throttling BitTorrent traffic. > Sorry, I don't have any links to support this; this info is purely > from the rumor mill. :) A quick web search on "Comcast Throttling" or "Comcast Blocking" can produce lots of interesting hits of varied reputation... http://consumerist.com/consumer/leaks/comcasts-we-dont-throttle-bittorrent-internal-talking-points-memo-315791.php and... http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-bypass-comcast-bittorrent-throttling-071021/ FWIW, I downloaded the RC3 DVD of Fedora 8 last week quite quickly (a couple hours) and shared it back to the network over the weekend, seeing around 5M down, 256K up over the long haul. I used that same image with an updated torrent and renamed files to update my local copy to the gold release, replacing only 15% of the blocks (I was surprised it was that many!), saving the download time and joining in early as a seed. Download finished in less than 2 hours yesterday and my sharing ratio had hit 1.33 by this morning. So perhaps Comcast is only messing with BitTorrent feeds in some more heavily trafficked areas? -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
