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anon
05.12.08, 19:09
The cat-and-mouse game between ISPs and bandwidth-hogging P2P applications is almost as age-old at the Internet itself. If you’ve noticed deathly-slow torrent downloads as of late, it’s probable that your ISP is manipulating (throttling, rate limiting, blocking or sandvining) your P2P / BitTorrent traffic. ISPs from all corners of the globe are desperately trying to decongest their networks, cut costs & maximize profits — all at the expense of torrenters. Here’s 6 things you can do to verify that your Internet provider is a Bad ISP (http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_ISPs).


BitTorrent Throttled? Try a Private Tracker
Glasnost Test
(NNMA) NNSquad Network Measurement Agent
Azureus/Vuze ‘NEWS’ Plugin
The Gemini Project
Wireshark


FileShareFreak | 6 Things You Can Do To Test Your ISP for BitTorrent Throttling (http://filesharefreak.com/2008/12/04/6-things-you-can-do-to-test-your-isp-for-bittorrent-throttling/)