home network internet bandwidth??!??

mrmcmint

Hi all,

Just after a bit of advice if possible!

I seem to have had a strange issue start at home with internet access.

Firstly, a quick heads up on hardware....

2 x ethernet homeplug, one attached to wireless router, one upstairs attached to pc.

2 laptops accessing network wirelessly.

well known broadband provider connected to isp at 4mbs via netgear dg834gt router.

The problem......

When i am downloading anything, no one seems to be able to access the internet. This is obviously a bandwidth issue.

For example, downloading windows 7 beta currently on the upstairs pc attached to network via a homeplug, and i am on a laptop wirelessly, and i have had to pause the downloads to be able to access this site! weird! this has never happened before but has been the case now for a month or two.

I can fully understand that most of my bandwidth is taken up because i am downloading, but in the past, there has been enough bandwidth left for other network users to access the internet??

I have set up port forwarding for my downloads, but this has not solved the problem. If anyone could point me in the right direction with any suggestions, i would be gratefull. Maybe i am just doing something wrong.

Cheers!!!

hypnotoad

Maybe when downloading one of the devices cant process new tcp sessions. which is weird, but i suppose possible. i would reset all the devices in your control to their factory defaults and see if it goes away.