download rate going at a 3rd of its potential

merkery · Post by **merkery** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:03 pm

hey recently my newsleecher has been downloading at 200kbs rather than the usual 700-800kbs

im using newshosting with 20 connections its making a 4 hour download take 10 hours please help

Sasquatch · Post by **Sasquatch** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:29 pm

How many connections can you use until you hit your max download speed? If you only need about 5, then stick with that. It frequently happens that using too many connections drops the speed.

merkery · Post by **merkery** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:41 pm

i do use 20 connections at 5 connections it does the same

i had downloaded for about 2-3 weeks with the rate going @ 700-800 kb/s

now it is goign between 190-215 kb/s which is making a 4 hour download 10 hours

it is bugging me and i want a solution if anyone could help newshosting is expensive and i want my moneys worth

Sasquatch · Post by **Sasquatch** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:23 pm

It's also possible that your provider is using traffic shaping. If your usenet provider supports SSL, please use that. Don't forget to change the port number too from 119 to 563 or another port available by your provider.

merkery · Post by **merkery** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:54 pm

ive done that and its still going slow

Post by **Smudge** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:58 pm

try using a different Usenet client and see if the problem is only with Newsleecher or with all Usenet traffic. outlook express comes with all Windows installations

Sasquatch · Post by **Sasquatch** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:58 pm

Are there any changes you made recently to your system, like installing a new version of your anti-virus or firewall, or install one of them? Please check the Howto's and FAQ section for incompatible or problematic software concering NNTP (usenet) traffic.