slow downloads with DSL??? [Archive]

LoEr9

January 6th, 2003, 02:44 PM

I have been using winmx for a while with dialup and could DL a song in 25 to 30min. I just got DSL1500up/256down and it takes forever to DL IF it even does. I have XPpro with no router.
Also no other file sharing stuff. I can only make a secondary connection due to a TCP port issue??? I am new to DSL so you will have to excuse the hard to understand question. Thanks for any replies.:mellow

I also forgot to mention no firewalls.

eclectica

January 6th, 2003, 06:34 PM

You say you have 1500 up and 256 down, but I'm inclined to believe you have 1500 down and 256 up. 256kbs up translates into a pure 32KB/s upload, because you divide it by 8 to get the Bytes. If you totally max out your upload then it will slow down your download, so it is good to limit it to 80% or so. Try setting your maximum upload to 25000 in your WinMX settings, and also see if you have any restrictions on your download, as you should probably leave that unchecked.

I would guess that your download is slow because the person who is uploading to you is slow.