Ant Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I recently reinstalled windows after a major blowoff between my internet and my PC. Everything is back up and working now although i have a strange problem. Whenever i run utorrent my browsing the internet becomes very hard to do. Most of the time it will load slow, other times it will not load at all. This even works with just one torrent. I have tried all the speed checks and done the setup guide at the appropriate site yet still my browsing is disjointed.Any help would be gratefulPS: Already done everything in the Speed Guide except for the TCP.sys thing? Didnt understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 If you haven't changed Ctrl-P -> Advanced net.max_halfopen you don't need to worry about patching tcpip.sys. It may be a previously fixed incompatibility was re-awakened upon reinstall. Are you running Nforce motherboard? Are you running multi-core CPU? Are you running any security suite on your PC (separate from or including AV + firewall + spam + parenting control)?Perhaps you didn't set a low enough Ctrl-G (Speed Guide) drop-down setting? Are you sure it is set for your average maximum upload? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Dunno about motherboard but i dont have a multi-core CPU. My upload is correct. Its at 1mbit at the moment which is about right as im on 3.5mb broadbandEDIT: Hope i havent shot myself in the foot here but if you havent downloaded the TCP/IP updates from MS will that effect your speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 A previously working install will keep working until something changes. Since you are not affected by the tcipip.sys patch previously it is recommended for you to download it because REMOTE EXPLOIT are two words you NEVER EVER want to happen to you... as one who lost many productive days due to nimda, it is NOT FUN reinstalling windows.Getting back to your problem though, there may be a simple solution. Have you tried the limited settings listed in the How-To? If your router is the culprit (as it is in many cases) it may simply not be able to handle the extra connections used by DHT and LPD ... PEX is relatively negligible since it's traffic exchanged over existing connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 No i havent tried the limited settings..is it easy to do?Also could it be i havent downloaded the TCP updatesthats the reason i arent getting good speeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 If you have trouble with Ultima's guide a listing of the steps you have followed and those you have trouble on ("limited settings" starts in post #2) will definitely allow further advice The updates were a security patch for windows networking subsystem which is vulnerable to a remote exploit when certain malformed packets are interpreted by the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Sorry so i should download the updates then? Just wanna be clear you see And where abouts is Ultimas guide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 You can and should download the updates regardless of whether or not you changed the settings (which you didn't).Sorry about that Ultima's guide is in his signature and mine linked as the "How-To" I'm so used to posting in the same threads I didn't even notice he hadn't popped-in yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Ok i have tried everything in the guide and downloaded everything that windows told me to via the update and my speeds are still poor. 63 seeds last night and only 20kb and less download.Any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 The problem is not related to the updates. The problem is related to your configuration. Checking the bottom portion of the How-To for Troubleshooting gives you two optional logfiles to provide if the do-it-yourself approach doesn't resolve your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Checked bottom portion and cant see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=296003#p296003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Thanks Jewel. Sorry if i seem a bit newbish. Just before my net went down everything was going great speed wise. Just found this out alsoWhen the BT engineer came round to fix my phone lines he discovered a fault underneath the floorboards which would need to be rewired..could this be why my speed is slow? Will do HijackThis tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Couldn't tell you for sure. If the tech realized the initial install tech didn't do something they SHOULD have, the company policy would be to protect itself... as long as you don't have to pay for the visit I wouldn't worry about it. Just wait until they say it's fixed. I afterwards you still have the same problem.. you can then thoroughly bitch at them if you can't get it to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Lol yeah think i will bitch at them. Weird though about my speed. I always could rely on a fast download speed and good upload speed. Now i cant get either?EDIT: n a whim i downloaded the TCP/IP patcher to see if it would make a difference..it didnt unless i did something wrong? Shall i run Hijackthis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Ant said, "My upload is correct. Its at 1mbit at the moment which is about right as im on 3.5mb broadband"Maybe not. Your upload is probably not even 1/2 megabit/sec. So you probably need xx/512k OR LESS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Ok well i found out the problem..my speed has been restricted due to the fair usage policy.EDIT: Would my speed drop that significantly for me going over usage policy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 They can shape you as severely as they want / are allowed under the agreement you signed for service. If you have a FUP, maybe they actually TOLD you how you exceeded it and what limits you have originally... if you KNOW the limits you can make the appropriate adjustments under the speed limits globally, and the scheduler.. Also i'm presuming it is a downloading restriction not an uploading one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Well im gettin no upload speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 If you are connecting to peers but cannot upload to them, make sure you are trying at the lowest settings with the lowest connection counts and full encryption (don't allow legacy connections)... If you're not connecting to peers they are doing more than sticking you on a lower plan... barring other error messages not covered above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Actually i can upload to them just very poor speeds. That might be due to the capped speed right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Most definitely, and the more peers you tell uT to keep in contact with the less AVAILABLE speed for the ones you CAN upload and connect to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Ah i see. Im with BT you see so i had no idea they capped this badly. First time over limit so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 What's the limit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 8gb i think with option 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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