Upload speeds slow. Bandwidth options?

Submitted by voodooninjamunky on Sat, 01/03/2015 - 10:26
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using soulseekqt build 2014.12.19. haven't used soulseek in a few years really. first time on qt. i can't find bandwidth options anywhere and wondering if there are any. i'm searching for them because my speeds seem way too slow, and was wondering if something was capping them. i've shared with 3 users so far and i get from 60k to 80k up speeds when i can easy exceed 1 MB up speeds with my provider using other programs. any thoughts?

Submitted by TJT on Sat, 01/03/2015 - 19:13.

The bandwidth options are at the bottom of the transfers window. I don't think speed limits are on by default. It could just be a situation where those 3 users don't have fast download speed.

Are you using Windows 7? I had similar slow upload issues. I was using Windows 8 for the past 2 years. Qt always used all of my available upload speed. I bought a new computer in November that had Windows 7 installed. My speeds were much slower. After I upgraded back to Windows 8, my upload speeds returned to normal.

There may be an issue with the way Qt handles upload speed with Windows 7. I tried changing every possible setting. It would almost never use all of my bandwidth. I also tried different ethernet adapters and modems with no luck.

Submitted by voodooninjamunky on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 05:37.

hm. i am using windows 7, yes. that is discouraging. thanks for the info