Trying to use a P2P program....

Discussion in 'Software' started by Artha_Penn, Jun 3, 2010.

  1. Artha_Penn

    Artha_Penn Private E-2

    Ok, I have used a P2P program in the past, Frostwire, and had no problems. I am running Vista, and in the past, everything was good. Now all of a sudden when I try to use it, my internet connection drops, then returns constantly, only stabilizing after an untold amount of time..(usually by the time I go to sleep and then wake up, I think.) I'm just curious as to why this is happening, and how to keep it from happening.
     
  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi

    What you "may" find is that with the ports and IPs that P2P apps may use is that your ISP is bandwidth throttling P2P as many are doing it these days as they call it.... Quality Of Service for other users as P2P users can suck up enormous ammounts of data, especially at peek times, which could explain the normal speed during night time, early morning.

    Try a different P2P app, maybe VUZE
     
  3. Artha_Penn

    Artha_Penn Private E-2

    Well, I tend to use it in the early morning... 1 am to whatever, and it starts IMMEDIATELY. it just starts to make my connection blink on and off, and even when i shut the program down, I have to reboot and reset the router and such, then let it sit there before the connection stabilizes again. This sometimes takes hours. It had not happened before, and only recently started doing this. But I mean whether I use it in early morning or any time during the day, it happens.
     
  4. Artha_Penn

    Artha_Penn Private E-2

    and by dropping, i mean a total disconnection, where i get kicked off my Instant messengers, and Xbox Live.
     

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