Anyone know how I could limit how many download connections steam makes?

[IchigoMait]

At the moment a solution, for isp dropping the connection for few minutes, is by limiting steam download speed to 43MB, I've dropped it down over time over years, wasn't an issue long time ago, but guess my isp capped how many concurrent connections can be made, prolly some ddos protection.

(different apartment, pc, router/modem, same isp)
Router/modem works fine, it doesn't reset itself or crash or hang when the connection is dropped, also doesn't matter if I manually reset the router/modem, also it goes directly out, there is no other router/modem in between me and the underground city cabling.

Using anything else, I can download at 50% higher download speeds for extended amounts of time without issues.

I don't have fiber in the vicinity, so can't use that, that would prolly help, as then I would be able to access 10x higher upload speed for the same price.

PS
I've already talked to the ISP it guy.
So read the topic again, if you think I should talk to the ISP.

Peace I'm out, too many illiterate peeps going around making up what they want.

[Iceira]

Test with spare pc, its more a you try ruleout own pc issue or not, and maybe you need talk with own ISP, make sure that spare pc actual work fine at other connection.

[IchigoMait]

引用自 Iceira：

Test with spare pc, its more a you try ruleout own pc issue or not, and maybe you need talk with own ISP, make sure that spare pc actual work fine at other connection.

I've already ruled that out.
This is a different apartment, different pc, different router/modem.
Been years like that, since the sister company of the isp bought the main company.
As I can't change how it works on their end, maybe I can limit what steam does with download concurrent connections like with torrent apps.
Instead of just capping my download speed for steam alone.

Just wanna test out that theory, if capping concurrent download connections is something I can do for steam client.

[Iceira]

Do you get what you paid for
https://www.speedtest.net/

problem here it dont explan from ISP to steam DL zone or should i said steam data center server.

( this is why you rried to ruleout own pc or router issue and why test with spare pc is seen a double check., and same time has little proof to ISP that it look to you they dont delivery what you paid for.

ps.
talk nicly with them try the whats wrong here.

one of them common user threse and with a good point why paid for example 1gb line if you cant deliver it, many user know this. and use its to a dialog with a ISP.

i can only say it, steam has 1 billion steam user and there will be region that need a better ISP's coperration, but you know how it is they are also competative qnd yet they have to work together or nothing will work.

[IchigoMait]

引用自 Iceira：

Do you get what you paid for
https://www.speedtest.net/

problem here it dont explan from ISP to steam DL zone or should i said steam data center server.

( this is why you rried to ruleout own pc or router issue and why test with spare pc is seen a double check., and same time has little proof to ISP that it look to you they dont delivery what you paid for.

ps.
talk nicly with them try the whats wrong here.

one of them common user threse and with a good point why paid for example 1gb line if you cant deliver it, many user know this. and use its to a dialog with a ISP.

Already talked with an IT guy there, they said it's because of too many concurrent download connections.

Me talking to them again won't change how they protect their infrastructure.

Me talking to you to take down your window or wall or door, because I want more air flow, won't change how you want your house to function.

So I just capped my steam download speed to 43MB.

I want to limit concurrent connections with steam client.

Not talk with ISP about increasing their concurrent connection limit, when it comes to steam client.

Or did you miss the title of the topic?

[IchigoMait]

Seems there was a topic about basically the same thing.
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/1621724915818202256/

[Satoru]

Note steam basically just makes boring HTTPS requests outbound. Having 20 outbound HTTPS requests is not 'bad', and your normal browser will frequently be doing this to download all sorts of assets in parallel. Like no browser is loading a web page serially.

Your ISP is not blocking the 'number of connections' as that would be not only silly but impractical.

[IchigoMait]

引用自 Satoru：

Note steam basically just makes boring HTTPS requests outbound. Having 20 outbound HTTPS requests is not 'bad', and your normal browser will frequently be doing this to download all sorts of assets in parallel. Like no browser is loading a web page serially.

Have you used portmaster, I've considered reinstalling it, but lel having to see so many damn pointless port checkers/pingers all the time, and having to manage it, and it taking up pc resources.

[Iceira]

You do know we are steam user here, we cant fix what own ISP will not fix, you have a choise in research for a better ISP if you even have a choise at all.

ps.
Maybe you should escalated the case at own ISP, because maybe its a standard reply from a tech support that has been told this.

And to be rude and you need to understand i'm on your side here, and this is your contry Infarstucture own problem and none here can help you with that.

If other steam user in your country have same issue, then taken it to own goverment ppl.

alot of steam user can tell you, we come from modem age, and see how network matter today.
so fixing own infrastructure problem is always ongoing.

[IchigoMait]

引用自 Iceira：

You do know we are steam user here, we cant fix what own ISP will not fix, you have a choise in research for a better ISP if you even have a choise at all.

ps.
Maybe you should escalated the case at own ISP, because maybe its a standard reply from a tech support that has been told this.

And to be rude and you need to understand i'm on your side here, and this is your contry Infarstucture own problem and none here can help you with that.

If other steam user in your country have same issue, then taken it to own goverment ppl.

alot of steam user can tell you, we come from modem age, and see how network matter today.
so fixing own infrastructure problem is always ongoing.

You do know we can do what I'm asking in a torrent app.

So back off if you don't have anything useful to say.

Also about this.
"so fixing own infrastructure problem is always ongoing."
I was saying you want to break their infrastructure, learn to read.
"Me talking to them again won't change how they protect their infrastructure.

Me talking to you to take down your window or wall or door, because I want more air flow, won't change how you want your house to function."
If they loosen it up, it will make worse for them.

[Satoru]

引用自 IchigoMait：

引用自 Satoru：

Note steam basically just makes boring HTTPS requests outbound. Having 20 outbound HTTPS requests is not 'bad', and your normal browser will frequently be doing this to download all sorts of assets in parallel. Like no browser is loading a web page serially.

Have you used portmaster, I've considered reinstalling it, but lel having to see so many damn pointless port checkers/pingers all the time, and having to manage it, and it taking up pc resources.

Note if your router is so old it can't maintain a NAT table of more than a few hundred connections, then the problem is not 'let me limit how much steam downloads' because that isn't the actual problem. Every application on your system will do things. Windows itself will maintain your DHCP lease, check NTP, check windows update, check for windows store app updates, etc

This is like looking at netstat and thinking "wow I need to get this down to 0 connections". You seem to not understand what these tools are used for or what the output of these tools mean.

[Iceira]

引用自 IchigoMait：

引用自 Iceira：

You do know we are steam user here, we cant fix what own ISP will not fix, you have a choise in research for a better ISP if you even have a choise at all.

ps.
Maybe you should escalated the case at own ISP, because maybe its a standard reply from a tech support that has been told this.

And to be rude and you need to understand i'm on your side here, and this is your contry Infarstucture own problem and none here can help you with that.

If other steam user in your country have same issue, then taken it to own goverment ppl.

alot of steam user can tell you, we come from modem age, and see how network matter today.
so fixing own infrastructure problem is always ongoing.

You do know we can do what I'm asking in a torrent app.

So back off if you don't have anything useful to say.

FFS dude souece and route is not same at Torrent , if you dont know that then you have no clue what route into steam is and that is your isp problem, steam do not make routes to your location , thats is your ISP job, and according to you they sux balls as we say today.

[Iceira]

I think we have steam user that know how network is made, and you dont, steam has no power at you isp routing around the world, before you get the traffic, this is routing and path. ( and what ever fiber line all your ISP is using in own country is doing..

[IchigoMait]

引用自 Satoru：

引用自 IchigoMait：

Have you used portmaster, I've considered reinstalling it, but lel having to see so many damn pointless port checkers/pingers all the time, and having to manage it, and it taking up pc resources.

Note if your router is so old it can't maintain a NAT table of more than a few hundred connections, then the problem is not 'let me limit how much steam downloads' because that isn't the actual problem. Every application on your system will do things. Windows itself will maintain your DHCP lease, check NTP, check windows update, check for windows store app updates, etc

This is like looking at netstat and thinking "wow I need to get this down to 0 connections". You seem to not understand what these tools are used for or what the output of these tools mean.

Not an issue with the router. Even with older routers I was able to handle multiple torrents with thousands of connections.

Also this was not an issue before the isp was bought from the sister company.

ISP is dropping the connection for several minutes.

If everything works normally I can do a modem restart and it works fine within a minute or less, the time it takes for modem to full initialise itself.
If the connection was dropped because of steam, then it doesn't matter what I do with the modem.

[Satoru]

引用自 IchigoMait：

ISP is dropping the connection for several minutes.

Then why are you asking steam to 'fix' something you already know is broken elsewhere

This is like seeing giant pot holes in the road, then blaming Ferrari and asking them to raise your suspension for free so you can install offroad tires on.

[Iceira]

引用自 IchigoMait：

引用自 Satoru：

Note if your router is so old it can't maintain a NAT table of more than a few hundred connections, then the problem is not 'let me limit how much steam downloads' because that isn't the actual problem. Every application on your system will do things. Windows itself will maintain your DHCP lease, check NTP, check windows update, check for windows store app updates, etc

This is like looking at netstat and thinking "wow I need to get this down to 0 connections". You seem to not understand what these tools are used for or what the output of these tools mean.

Not an issue with the router. Even with older routers I was able to handle multiple torrents with thousands of connections.

Also this was not an issue before the isp was bought from the sister company.

ISP is dropping the connection for several minutes.

If everything works normally I can do a modem restart and it works fine within a minute or less.
If the connection was dropped because of steam, then it doesn't matter what I do with the modem.

I bet you did not read ISP agreement with not make service that feed the world, most will be shutdown and terminate for make to much traffic.

almost a standard agreement, most have to sign or you wont get a cheap privat connection.

so technicaly host several game server or other traffic can get you into trouble if a ISP see to much traffic