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cook1984 · 12-09-2008, 19:44

I too have noticed similar issues with VM, and although I don't know why it happens (cheap crappy equipment most likely, it seemed to start when they brought in the STM retarding so maybe it's to do with that equipment) but I do have a solution.

I use a pfSense based router with correctly configured traffic shaping. With it off I get the problems, with it on they go away. My theory is that pfSense evening out the transmission rate helps, where as an unshaped connection just dumps packets as fast as possible and causes VM's equipment to just randomly drop packets).

If you go this route remember to call retentions and get them to deduct a few quid a month to cover the running costs of your pfSense router, since they can't fix it for you.

12-09-2008, 19:44	#56
cook1984 Inactive Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 556	Re: Bittorrent On VM I too have noticed similar issues with VM, and although I don't know why it happens (cheap crappy equipment most likely, it seemed to start when they brought in the STM retarding so maybe it's to do with that equipment) but I do have a solution. I use a pfSense based router with correctly configured traffic shaping. With it off I get the problems, with it on they go away. My theory is that pfSense evening out the transmission rate helps, where as an unshaped connection just dumps packets as fast as possible and causes VM's equipment to just randomly drop packets). If you go this route remember to call retentions and get them to deduct a few quid a month to cover the running costs of your pfSense router, since they can't fix it for you.