Hi,
When I take Transmission off Speed Limit, the total upload rate of active torrents jump from 50KB (the Speed Limit max) to anything up to 500KB (the global max limit), before dropping down to under 100KB (usually - occasional it'll reach 125KB).
I've tested my internet connection with Glasnost, and it reported that my ISP - Virgin Media in the UK - isn't throttling torrents.
Also I access the 'net using a WiFI router.
Any idea what's causing this?
- Richard
Speed up coming off Speed Limit
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What exactly is the problem?
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The problem is the seed rate jumps to 500K but doesn't stay there when I come off Speed Limit.
Really it makes no difference if I engage speed limit or not - the seed rate remains very slow. Even when there are lots of leechers linked.
- Richard
Really it makes no difference if I engage speed limit or not - the seed rate remains very slow. Even when there are lots of leechers linked.
- Richard
Re: Speed up coming off Speed Limit
My upload bandwidth is 80KB/s and it jumps also hundreds to above when I turn it on unlimited. So altough it can't be so high it is that high for a few seconds (Altough my provider blocks my download if I do that). What I think is that your upload bandwidth is 125KB/s (that is above avarage). Try to use a bandwitdh calculator site (can't give you one, I only have a dutch one) and see how high your upload bandwidth is. then set your bandwidth options in Transmission to a max of 75% of that amount (It may be lower but higher then that can cause problems like not being able to surf or to download)
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I have this same issue. My theory is that Transmission isn't actually honoring the speed limit entirely, it just says it is. Meanwhile, it's still downloading above the speed limit (but probably much lower than the natural normal speed). When coming off speed limit, Transmission is suddenly counting all that speed retroactively.
Example: Your speed limit is 10, the natural speed is 50, and your global limit is 100. When you enable the speed limit, Transmission changes from downloading at 50 to somewhere between 50 and 10, say 20. You stay there for an hour. For an hour, Transmission is downloading an extra 10 (20-10) "in secret." When you come off speed limit, Transmission starts counting your normal 50 plus the secret bytes that have been backlogged (20*60 sec*60 minutes). That huge jump pushes you against your global limit. Eventually, the secret backlog is exhausted and goes back to 50.
Part of the reason for this theory is that tracking the bandwidth of the whole system is suspicious. If I'm not explicitly downloading anything, my system download rate is virtually 0 (mine tends to be 2-3kb/sec from system background stuff). But if Transmission is on speed limit of 0, it's way higher, leading me to believe it's downloading more than it's admitting. That and there's no such thing as a free lunch.
Example: Your speed limit is 10, the natural speed is 50, and your global limit is 100. When you enable the speed limit, Transmission changes from downloading at 50 to somewhere between 50 and 10, say 20. You stay there for an hour. For an hour, Transmission is downloading an extra 10 (20-10) "in secret." When you come off speed limit, Transmission starts counting your normal 50 plus the secret bytes that have been backlogged (20*60 sec*60 minutes). That huge jump pushes you against your global limit. Eventually, the secret backlog is exhausted and goes back to 50.
Part of the reason for this theory is that tracking the bandwidth of the whole system is suspicious. If I'm not explicitly downloading anything, my system download rate is virtually 0 (mine tends to be 2-3kb/sec from system background stuff). But if Transmission is on speed limit of 0, it's way higher, leading me to believe it's downloading more than it's admitting. That and there's no such thing as a free lunch.