INCREDIBLY SLOW DOWNLOAD SPEED

[Garoda]

WHAT THE ♥♥♥♥ IS THIS? http://imgur.com/xx6uVvF

[Baxtorian]

I finally got my speed corrected and wanted to share here incase it'll help someone else in the future.

When you go to your router settings in your internet browser (Commonly: 192.168.0.1)
Find port forwarding and enter like Seraphna said,
UDP:
80, 443, 55296-55551
TCP:
80, 443, 55296-55551

Make sure to put in your local IP address so it knows where to go. The router should give you a dropdown of local IPs, but if it doesn't, you can do this:

Right-click "start" on your taskbar and "run". Enter "cmd". Enter "ipconfig". Your IPv4 Address is your local address.

Don't forget to check mark it too. Sometimes people miss that.

After I saved the configuration it seemed to work and my speed jumped to 6 MB/s. But then it dwindled to 0.01 MB/s. You still have to restart your router in order for it to work. Why everytime I saved the config without restarting would result in a momentary boost in DL speed is beyond me, but you still need to restart the router.

Now even after this, it still seemed to cause me an issue until I right-click the FF 14 icon and "Run as Administrator". I'm now at a steady 4.5 MB/s. Obviously it'll be different depending on your ISP speed. Even after typing all this, my speed has been maintained.

I hope this helps should someone come searching for an answer.

[Frowny]

That's.... really bizzare as port forwarding should never require a reboot. Nothing short of an upgrade needs one (most items that do only restart the associated service and you can't see it happen).

[RPGpro]

Originally posted by Frowny/Raiha:

That's.... really bizzare as port forwarding should never require a reboot. Nothing short of an upgrade needs one (most items that do only restart the associated service and you can't see it happen).

Some router models don't even look at the updated port forwarding table until the next time they boot up, which ofc requires a restart.
Some router models also perform an automatic restart whenever you change the port forwarding settings.
I guess it primarily depends on what type of router you're using too, ISP-provided ones tend to be more strict about which settings will be applied without a restart in order to help prevent inexperienced users "breaking" them.......(yes, really)

[Gabby]

Originally posted by Frowny/Raiha:

That's.... really bizzare as port forwarding should never require a reboot. Nothing short of an upgrade needs one (most items that do only restart the associated service and you can't see it happen).

While it doesn't, a reboot often causes Windows to do things like drop it's current DNS Cache and other temporary settings that can effect your download speed even after fixing it at the router level.

[Frowny]

Originally posted by RPGpro:

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Those must be the cheapy models then honestly... All the ones I've had never did that :|

Originally posted by Seraphna:

While it doesn't, a reboot often causes Windows to do things like drop it's current DNS Cache and other temporary settings that can effect your download speed even after fixing it at the router level.

Changing your DNS often doesn't have much of a bearing on speeds so flushing your cache would barely put a dent. Rarely does a router reboot cause a speed drop from the Windows side and it would not explain a 5.99 MB drop.

Rebooting a router, depending on the model, would only increase speed (ignoring the port forwadring bit) if it doesn't clear old connetions and it gets bogged down. My old WRT54G had this where torrenting for 2-3 days would kill my connection until a hard reboot.

[Gabby]

Did you just... say a presumed outcome completely on your part means verifying the actual outcome shouldn't be bothered with?

[Frowny]

Originally posted by Seraphna:

Did you just... say a presumed outcome completely on your part means verifying the actual outcome shouldn't be bothered with?

And that flushing the cache doesn't touch speed. It affects redirects and not being able to connect, which is another issue entirely. It isn't "persumed", it is how DNS works.

[Gabby]

Actually, flushing the cache can remove stuck references to a DNS you were previously using. It is actually how DNS works... with Windows.

[papers]

I switched my VPN to a Toronto server (From Chicago Server) and saw my speed increase from .11 MBps to 3.40 MBps on 60 Mbps connection.

[Slim]

http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6692847820.png Thats my Internet connection and i only download with 2 Mb/s like wtf i download any other game with 50 Mb/s. The strange thing is the download starts with 8 Mb/s but ends up after 1 min around 2 Mb/s ?.

[Garoda]

IM COOL where tf do you live fam what is that int speed

[Gabby]

Originally posted by IM COOL:

http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6692847820.png Thats my Internet connection and i only download with 2 Mb/s like wtf i download any other game with 50 Mb/s. The strange thing is the download starts with 8 Mb/s but ends up after 1 min around 2 Mb/s ?.

You need to optimize your router for torrent based downloads. Your internet speed will never make up for a router that can’t make good port handshakes.

[Davetiger]

Ok I read until I was tired of reading the lies, this downloader is ♥♥♥♥, I had it running at it's 5MB and then started a download for another game which downloaded at 50MB and finished while this one was finally at 7% so it has nothing to do with all the crap I'm reading and blaming the users, it's the HOST is crap why did they put this ♥♥♥♥ on steam if they weren't going to benefit from steam's badass download speeds.

[miller]

Originally posted by Davetiger:

Ok I read until I was tired of reading the lies, this downloader is ♥♥♥♥, I had it running at it's 5MB and then started a download for another game which downloaded at 50MB and finished while this one was finally at 7% so it has nothing to do with all the crap I'm reading and blaming the users, it's the HOST is crap why did they put this ♥♥♥♥ on steam if they weren't going to benefit from steam's badass download speeds.

My guy this post is 3 years old at the latest

[Davetiger]

Originally posted by Mephyk:

Originally posted by Davetiger:

Ok I read until I was tired of reading the lies, this downloader is ♥♥♥♥, I had it running at it's 5MB and then started a download for another game which downloaded at 50MB and finished while this one was finally at 7% so it has nothing to do with all the crap I'm reading and blaming the users, it's the HOST is crap why did they put this ♥♥♥♥ on steam if they weren't going to benefit from steam's badass download speeds.

My guy this post is 3 years old at the latest

And yet it's STILL a problem 3 years later