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Arty2K16 · 21-09-2020, 18:12

Hi all!

Well this 1 has me stumped, I'm an Ultimate oomph user with 500Mb internet.
I'm pretty sure using a browser i can download files fast without the network cutting out... BUT....

For this example, I am using u Torrent to download the latest Ubuntu distro, but after hitting around 20(ish)MB/s download speed, it sorta kills my network. As in I cant visit any webpages or even access my local NAS, and I get a popup saying that HP scan cannot be contacted (which is a valid message)
Problem is, this has only happened since I updated Windows 8.1 (this is my OS, sorry should have stated that earlier) so I'm pretty convinced something nefarious may be going on. No other error messages show up, my network card stays on its just like it vanishes for about 30 seconds, then it is back up again.

I did a bit of playing around and I found it does not do this if I limit u Torrent to 19Mb its fine, but obviously this isn't ideal..

apart from wiping the system bare (yet AGAIN, Id only just got it reinstalled from the last bout of network dying) I am at a loss, can somebody, ANYBODY help me out please?

More info is available if you need it. thank you very much in advance.

21-09-2020, 18:12	#1
Arty2K16 cf.member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 24	Network dying using torrents Hi all! Well this 1 has me stumped, I'm an Ultimate oomph user with 500Mb internet. I'm pretty sure using a browser i can download files fast without the network cutting out... BUT.... For this example, I am using u Torrent to download the latest Ubuntu distro, but after hitting around 20(ish)MB/s download speed, it sorta kills my network. As in I cant visit any webpages or even access my local NAS, and I get a popup saying that HP scan cannot be contacted (which is a valid message) Problem is, this has only happened since I updated Windows 8.1 (this is my OS, sorry should have stated that earlier) so I'm pretty convinced something nefarious may be going on. No other error messages show up, my network card stays on its just like it vanishes for about 30 seconds, then it is back up again. I did a bit of playing around and I found it does not do this if I limit u Torrent to 19Mb its fine, but obviously this isn't ideal.. apart from wiping the system bare (yet AGAIN, Id only just got it reinstalled from the last bout of network dying) I am at a loss, can somebody, ANYBODY help me out please? More info is available if you need it. thank you very much in advance.