Greetings,
Router: RT-AC66R
Firmware: 3.0.0.4.374.40_0 (Merlin Build)
OS: Vista (directly connected to the router via ethernet)
Challenge: Over the past few months my bandwidth distribution has been uneven; all bandwidth goes to one task at a time.
Scenario:
Total bandwidth speed is 2mbps,
When I download a large file it takes up the entire 2mbs,
When I open another task (download or webpage), it either fails to load or takes forever. The download task is still using the entire 2mbs.
The problem is system-wide: If I open a task on the same machine as the original task, , it either fails to load or takes forever. If I open a task on another machine in the network, it either fails to load or takes forever.
Of course, what *should* happen is that, all else being equal, a second task on the network should take half the bandwidth. So a second download should eventually even out with the first one, each at 1mbps.
I don't know if the following is relevant: My ISP provides 10mbps, but after a few seconds of continuous stream at the maximum available speed it throttles back to 2mbps. During the first few seconds of a longer download, I can open other webpages etc. easily. As a test, I started two downloads nearly simultaneously: Watching the download meters you could see the available bandwidth switching between the two tasks.
Another thing: I've noticed that torrent clients tend to hog the entire bandwidth stream as well. Could that be related?
Again: Things did not always behave this way; bandwidth distribution used to be even. Is there something wrong in the router setting? How can I diagnose and solve this?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Router: RT-AC66R
Firmware: 3.0.0.4.374.40_0 (Merlin Build)
OS: Vista (directly connected to the router via ethernet)
Challenge: Over the past few months my bandwidth distribution has been uneven; all bandwidth goes to one task at a time.
Scenario:
Total bandwidth speed is 2mbps,
When I download a large file it takes up the entire 2mbs,
When I open another task (download or webpage), it either fails to load or takes forever. The download task is still using the entire 2mbs.
The problem is system-wide: If I open a task on the same machine as the original task, , it either fails to load or takes forever. If I open a task on another machine in the network, it either fails to load or takes forever.
Of course, what *should* happen is that, all else being equal, a second task on the network should take half the bandwidth. So a second download should eventually even out with the first one, each at 1mbps.
I don't know if the following is relevant: My ISP provides 10mbps, but after a few seconds of continuous stream at the maximum available speed it throttles back to 2mbps. During the first few seconds of a longer download, I can open other webpages etc. easily. As a test, I started two downloads nearly simultaneously: Watching the download meters you could see the available bandwidth switching between the two tasks.
Another thing: I've noticed that torrent clients tend to hog the entire bandwidth stream as well. Could that be related?
Again: Things did not always behave this way; bandwidth distribution used to be even. Is there something wrong in the router setting? How can I diagnose and solve this?
Thanks in advance for your help!