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rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
March 24 2009 20:54 GMT
#1
TL;DR: I downloaded BitTorrent and installed it. Whenever it's running, it'll basically shut my internet off and the only way I can fix it is to unplug my modem and then plug it back in.

My network still says it's active, but I can't connect to anything, have no download or upload rate, and programs like AIM and Skype disconnect. So basically, my computer thinks I have internet, but I don't.

I've tried limiting my download and upload rates with BitTorrent, and that only seemed to help a tiny bit, but my internet still goes down the shitter.

Any ideas?

Oh, and I have Comcast. I'm told that's the problem. ETT?
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
RaGe
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Belgium9950 Posts
March 24 2009 20:56 GMT
#2
please upload a screenshot of your problem with facebook in the background
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 24 2009 20:56 GMT
#3
On March 25 2009 05:56 RaGe wrote:
please upload a screenshot of your problem with facebook in the background

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Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
March 24 2009 20:59 GMT
#4
I had that problem before and just had to switch to a different client
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
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ShadowDrgn
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States2497 Posts
March 24 2009 20:59 GMT
#5
On March 25 2009 05:54 rpf wrote:
I've tried limiting my download and upload rates with BitTorrent, and that only seemed to help a tiny bit, but my internet still goes down the shitter.


So you can somewhat browse websites, stay connected to AIM, etc. when you rate limit? You might want to try limiting the number of connections your BitTorrent client uses to somewhere around 50 per torrent and see if that helps.

I have Comcast and have never had problems with BT.
Of course, you only live one life, and you make all your mistakes, and learn what not to do, and that’s the end of you.
rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
March 24 2009 21:00 GMT
#6
On March 25 2009 05:56 RaGe wrote:
please upload a screenshot of your problem with facebook in the background

Bahaha!

No.
On March 25 2009 05:59 Divinek wrote:
I had that problem before and just had to switch to a different client

Any suggestions?
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
March 24 2009 21:01 GMT
#7
On March 25 2009 05:59 ShadowDrgn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 25 2009 05:54 rpf wrote:
I've tried limiting my download and upload rates with BitTorrent, and that only seemed to help a tiny bit, but my internet still goes down the shitter.


So you can somewhat browse websites, stay connected to AIM, etc. when you rate limit? You might want to try limiting the number of connections your BitTorrent client uses to somewhere around 50 per torrent and see if that helps.

I have Comcast and have never had problems with BT.

Nope. Literally, everything craps out. AIM, Skype, and GMail Notifier all disconnect. BitTorrent slows to a crawl, and eventually the upload and download rates hit zero.

My network icon on my taskbar still says I'm connected to the internet, but Firefox can't go anywhere; it will either time out or immediately say there's a problem with my network.
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-24 21:03:28
March 24 2009 21:03 GMT
#8
Yeah I had that problem.
microtorrent (aka utorrent) works well for me.
Why don't you ask 4chan for help again?
No I'm never serious.
statix
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States1760 Posts
March 24 2009 21:04 GMT
#9
Do you have starcraft open while? I was having the same problem when using bittorrent but only when I would have starcraft open for some reason. I forwarded my ports and the problem stopped... :shrug:
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pheer
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
5400 Posts
March 24 2009 21:05 GMT
#10
Comcast has measures in place to prevent torrenting. You need to get utorrent and enable protocol encryption. Google it.
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rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
March 24 2009 21:05 GMT
#11
On March 25 2009 06:03 Nytefish wrote:
Yeah I had that problem.
microtorrent (aka utorrent) works well for me.
Why don't you ask 4chan for help again?

The thread 404'ed before I could get my internet back up to refresh it. :\
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
Naib
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Hungary4904 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-24 21:06:18
March 24 2009 21:05 GMT
#12
On March 25 2009 06:05 pheer wrote:
Comcast has measures in place to prevent torrenting. You need to get utorrent and enable protocol encryption. Google it.


Yes, uTorrent is an infinitely better client. Go for it.

Edit: Welcome back rpf. Some hilarity please
Complete the cycle!
fishyjoes
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Germany644 Posts
March 24 2009 21:06 GMT
#13
I'm using uTorrent and i got a similar problem. When it's downloading I can hardly do anything else. And it only downloading with about 40-100kb/sec.
Sometimes this continues even when i close the program. I have to reset my router then to make my internet run smooth again...
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irishash
Profile Joined November 2008
United States285 Posts
March 24 2009 21:08 GMT
#14
are you using the official bit torrent client? i've heard nothing but problems from the people that have used that. i used bitcomet and now utorrent, heard some fishy things about bitcomet so i switched
rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
March 24 2009 21:08 GMT
#15
On March 25 2009 06:05 pheer wrote:
Comcast has measures in place to prevent torrenting. You need to get utorrent and enable protocol encryption. Google it.

I have protocol encryption enabled with BitTorrent. That won't do it?
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
March 24 2009 21:10 GMT
#16
BitTorrent is a really good client but it's crap compared to Utorrent =) I'm sure that will fix your problem

rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
March 24 2009 21:11 GMT
#17
On March 25 2009 06:06 fishyjoes wrote:
I'm using uTorrent and i got a similar problem. When it's downloading I can hardly do anything else. And it only downloading with about 40-100kb/sec.
Sometimes this continues even when i close the program. I have to reset my router then to make my internet run smooth again...

I don't know why that happens, but everyone I know personally has told me using torrents rapes their connection. I just turn it on to download overnight; I won't have it on while I'm gaming or using the internet.
On March 25 2009 06:08 irishash wrote:
are you using the official bit torrent client? i've heard nothing but problems from the people that have used that. i used bitcomet and now utorrent, heard some fishy things about bitcomet so i switched

I was, but I downloaded uTorrent, and uh, it looks exactly the same. But my internet still works, so whatever.
On March 25 2009 06:05 Naib wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 25 2009 06:05 pheer wrote:
Comcast has measures in place to prevent torrenting. You need to get utorrent and enable protocol encryption. Google it.


Yes, uTorrent is an infinitely better client. Go for it.

Edit: Welcome back rpf. Some hilarity please

Hah, thanks. It shouldn't be long before some troll comes along to make the some old, tired remarks. Just be patient.

F5F5F5...
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
BuGzlToOnl
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States5918 Posts
March 24 2009 21:12 GMT
#18
Woah, you back...
If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.
rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
March 24 2009 21:13 GMT
#19
On March 25 2009 06:10 Patriot.dlk wrote:
BitTorrent is a really good client but it's crap compared to Utorrent =) I'm sure that will fix your problem


So far so good. uTorrent is downloading and uploading stuff faster than BitTorrent did, and I can still use the internet.

By now, BitTorrent would have screwed something up.
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
March 24 2009 21:14 GMT
#20
On March 25 2009 06:12 BuGzlToOnl wrote:
Woah, you back...

zomghi~

So why are these programs basically identical? Even uTorrent's options menu has BitTorrent in it.
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
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