Can't Load Webpages During Steam Downloads

pomopwner

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Sep 23, 2012
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Hi All,

I will attempt to be as thorough as possible but if you need more info please let me know. I just moved and got my internet all set up. Everything seemed to be working great except for one odd problem. Whenever I start a game download in Steam, webpages stop loading in all of my web browsers and I receive a "DNS failed" error. The LAN icon in the bottom right corner shows that I have internet access and my Steam download continues. If I pause the Steam download then my webpages begin loading completely normally again. I have repeated this process several times to confirm that this is actually what is causing the issue.

I am currently running Windows 8.1 and my router is an ASUS RT-N10+ with DD-WRT installed. At my previous house this was not a problem at all. Any help is appreciated!

P.S.- I have already tried turning off webpage prediction per Google's suggestion and I have restarted all of my network hardware and my computer.
 
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The internet browser isn't getting enough bandwidth while steam is downloading.
In the steam settings, you can limit the amount of bandwidth it uses so that you can still use the internet while it's downloading something. :)

Good luck!

Alex Kelly

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The internet browser isn't getting enough bandwidth while steam is downloading.
In the steam settings, you can limit the amount of bandwidth it uses so that you can still use the internet while it's downloading something. :)

Good luck!
 
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