dividedby0

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[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I can't buy a router at the moment, things are not easy, and with the holidays coming, it's even harder. I had a look to see how much would I be in for and it's very much outside my budget.

Thank you nonetheless, maybe it's something I will be able to afford at some point in the future.

[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Ah, I used the speedtest tool of cloudflare, ookla and openspeedtest. You are referring to https://iperf.fr/, right? When I get home I'll read how to do it properly!

[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 13 hours ago

No, I tried with a number of ports all on the 40k and 50k.

[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That's a great point!

[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, I think I'm just delaying the inevitable. I'll call the ISP in a couple hours and maybe it will be time to look for a christmas deal with airvpn.

Yes, I checked if they were open, and the three sites say they are. I used the ones you sent me, and same results!

Some pwople say that they might be throttling my connection, and I think it is what makes more sense. I'll have a call with them to see what is happening.

Thanks for pointing out the router firewall, didn't think about it, but iy is not that either.

[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Other traffic is fine. That's what was screwing with me, but after reading some people say they might be fucking with my connection due to seeing it is a bittorrent connection, everything makes more sense.

[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'll look into it, but I don't think this is something I would be capable of doing. Would a couple of raspberrys work?

[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I would really like avoiding a VPN. Money is tight rn and it's another payment at the end of the month.

[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The speed test looks fine. Maybe they meter it as you say. Guess I'll have to contact them so they can explain wtf is happening to my connection.

[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You nailed the first part. As for the second one, you'll have to be patient with me, because I'm not tech savvy and english is not my first language. Mi ISP provides a router, and through the router settings, you can port forward. Is that what you are asking?

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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) by dividedby0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
 

Yesterday I changed my ISP to one that allows port forwarding. Today the port forwarding has been enabled by the company and I set it up on the router.

After enabling it, my download and upload speed dropped from peaks of 50 MiB/s and valleys of 4-6 MiB/s to a very stable 2 MiB/s. Nothing else has changed in my qBittorrent configuration. If I close the ports again, the speed goes back to normal. I checked if the ports were open on various websites and all of them show that they are forwarded.

I was looking forward to be able to port forward and connect with every possible peer for years, and today has been a big disappointment in that regard!

Has anyone else seen something like this and if so, can you point me to the right direction to fix the problem?

Edit: Thanks everyone for your time and your help! Still working on it, but it's heartwarming to be on the receiving end of the goodwill of this community.

Sometimes I love the internet!

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