DC++ or Connection Problem?

[JuKe]

Hi Guys

I have this really strange problem ever since I moved.
I have a box setup just for P2P stuff and it worked just fine before, with the same same modem (Rogers Cable Extreme, Ontario)
Now when trying to upload, it gives 1 big burst of sped and it pauses.
like 50kb in one burst and then the upload stops and the speed indicator starts to drop until 0bytes.
I have reinstalled DC++, tried it on another machine and even tried a direct connection to the Internet without a router.
My cable modem works fine with any other application I ahve thrown at it at great speeds. it was suggested to me that my speed is unstable and it confuses the p2p program. I have tested and I have no packet loss.
any ideas?
thanks!

[ktkendall]

It would make sense that the line is now the problem since that is the only thing that has changed..

[JuKe]

I just found this old message and thought I should update it for users still having this problem.

The problem is the growing number of ISPs installing special hardware to monitor the packets of data on their network.

P2P packets are identified and 'throttled' back, dropping the speed to save bandwidth. in my case, saving bandwidth for their new VoIP service and for some reason DC++ packets are dropped.

Rogers, My ISP denies this but the truth is most of their techs just dont know about it.

Your only solution is to either bitch or switch. Switching to another P2P or ISP is the only real way to solve it though.

Goodluck!

[kg3]

are you sure its the packets that are being watched.... i belive that if you change the defualt port that dc++ uses it may stop that problem of throttling