home network internet bandwidth??!??
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!!!
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!!!
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hypnotoad
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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. -
kalebksp
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Sometimes if too many connections are being made through your router it can max out and the router will no longer accept any new ones. This comes up a lot in things like bittorrent, which can make many hundreds of connections at once. If you're using bittorrent lower the maximum number of connections and see if that helps. -
mrmcmint
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hmmm, tried these suggestions but it doesn't seem to have made a difference.
Thanks for the ideas, i will keep rattling away at it and post back when i get to the bottom of it! -
tiersten
Member Posts: 4,505
You need to do some tests.
What happens if you plug a laptop directly into the router?
Does downloading on one laptop affect the other laptop?