internet slow while downloading torrents
 

upgraded to the new linksys N wireless router, and now whenever i download torrents from the laptop. net slows down to a crawl. but when i'm not downloading, instantly the net goes back up to full speed. it doesnt happen with my old linksys G wireless router.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/818583919.png
downloading

option > limit your total connections

Yep. In Utorrent go options/preferences/Bandwith

but doing that will slow down ur download

have you opened up the ports for your bittorrent client on your router yet?

mine slows right down but movies are done in like 10min

More connections does not necessarily mean faster downloads. If you have too many open connections, your router won't be able to handle it.

Start low, maybe around 100. If your download speeds are sufficient, leave it be. If not, increment the value by 5 or 10. Continue to increment until you don't see any discernible improvement in downloads speed. Honestly, I don't go about 100 and I do fine.

i did.. same problem

yup. same prob

http://www.speedtest.net/result/819684185.png

Try stopping any active uploads (seeding) on your torrent client and see if that helps. Believe it or not, maxing out your upload speed is going to kill your download speeds. I notice in your speedtest that your upload speed is VERY slow.

EDIT: If you think it's the router's fault, try connecting the modem directly to your PC and try your tests again. If it's fine, then it's the router. If not, the connection could be the problem.

^ it only does this on the laptop. regular wired desktops are fine

change QoS settings and put http at top priority.

in addition to experimenting with # of connections and QoS and also port forwarding, I was in the same situation as you with my older computer. I'm not sure if Shaw flagged MAC addresses for controlling bandwidth. I recently built a new computer and running w7 and ubuntu on it. zero slow downs with the exact same router and shaw account.

turn your encryption on to FORCED.