[ale] bittorrent issues with Bellsouth

[Geoffrey]

Smeadspam wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
>> I've done a bit of research on this issue and apparently there are a 
>> number of ISPS that are throttling bandwidth when users are using 
>> bittorrent.  Apparently this shows up as a high number of tcp-resets.
>>
>> What I've recently experienced is my connection is actually dropped and 
>> I have to power cycle my modem to get the connection back up again.
>>
>> I don't think this is a coincidence as it's happened twice in the past 
>> week and only when I had bittorrent running.
>>
>> Anyone else with Bellsouth seen anything like this?
>>
> 
> I recently switched to AT&T/BS I have seen connection drops where the 
> PPP bundle dies. The link is up and brigded but the PPP protocol has 
> terminated.  This usually means a recycle of my westel and a restart of 
> the PPPoE for me.  My tactic has been to confirm my side of the line as 
> best as possible. In doing so, I have found my Signal to Noise levels 
> near the mimimal tolerance and correcting this has shown a marked 
> improvement.

This describes my problems exactly.  So what is it that you did to 
address your 'signal to noise level???'

> I have pulled large iso's down and done mulitple Debian installs (via 
> network install) and haven't seen a correlation to the drops with the 
> volume of  traffic.  However, with Bittorrent and seeding the patterns 
> aught to be different and you might have something to look at.  Comcast 
> has a history of doing this type of "management".

It could well be a coincidence, but that is what I've seen.  I tried 
downloading Fedora 9 last night via ftp and when I check it this 
morning, the download has not finished and appears to have stalled. :(

> Just passing along my current experiences.

Thanks muchly.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
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