Exactly what the title says. I've been using my gaming rig for torrenting and it now occasionally starts lagging everyone else in the house when I turn it on or connect to the internet. It always eventually goes away but eventually comes back as well. Also it isn't just them lagging because I do also and I was wondering if it was some sort of virus. I've heard of torrents that make your computer into a bit miner but I'm not sure if that's really the case
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When I turn on my computer everyone starts lagging
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tomc53
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The nature of Torrents is to give access to your computer to others to share the files you have, balanced by you getting the ones you want.
It will use as much bandwidth as it can, which by default is everything, so new requests from you and your family have to wait in line.
Check you connection speed with something like: http://www.att.com/speedtest/ Check your provider for a suggested test site.
Then go into the Torrent program settings and limit the bandwidth to whatever is acceptable, start at half.
For example if your speedtest shows 1400kbps down and 400 kbps up -- put in 700 and 200. Adjust until the complaints are bearable.
Your other options are to turn off autostart on the Torrent program, or set to only run during certain hours. look through the settings for your particular program.
It will use as much bandwidth as it can, which by default is everything, so new requests from you and your family have to wait in line.
Check you connection speed with something like: http://www.att.com/speedtest/ Check your provider for a suggested test site.
Then go into the Torrent program settings and limit the bandwidth to whatever is acceptable, start at half.
For example if your speedtest shows 1400kbps down and 400 kbps up -- put in 700 and 200. Adjust until the complaints are bearable.
Your other options are to turn off autostart on the Torrent program, or set to only run during certain hours. look through the settings for your particular program.
Clear out the list of torrents you are making available to uplink. Uplinking will eat up your up stream capacity quickly and interfere with web access for everyone.
If you feel the need to contribute, limit the uplink to a few files and apply limits on the number of connections and the uplink speed for each connection.
If you feel the need to contribute, limit the uplink to a few files and apply limits on the number of connections and the uplink speed for each connection.
That is not good. Something in your machine is hogging the bandwidth, probably the uplink side. Time to start hunting.
Try logging into the computer in a different account and see if it follows you. Make sure your infected account has only user access, not admin untill you get this cleared up.
Try logging into the computer in a different account and see if it follows you. Make sure your infected account has only user access, not admin untill you get this cleared up.
Yoplait95
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Downloads from a specific server isn't going to be as high as a server that tests your full bandwidth.. Also your pc would be maxing at %100 on everything if you had a Mining Virus (Which are fake btw).. Check the steps I've said earlier, also look at your network usage on task manager..
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