This happened to me last night. I had a TorrentFlux server and the download was way too slow. Something around 30KB/s. Tested with speedtest, the speed was fine but the download was hell slow. I thought it was just some random issue so I didn't pay much attention to it, especially since it disappeared this morning. Means I am currently downloading at full speed at this moment (400KB/s).

last night 175.x and currently on 175.145.50.x

Let's just see for a few days. Mine did got restored by the morning so here's hoping it's not permanent.

Ahh my second line seem to have this problem. IP is 118.100.36.x


This post has been edited by exentric_nova: Jul 29 2010, 10:04 PM

A little experiment using my second line.

SLOW


NOT SLOW


A quick conclusion would be 60.x and 118.x are mostly affected while some 175.x are not. Ones that I recorded without any problem is with .145 and .144.

This post has been edited by exentric_nova: Jul 29 2010, 10:23 PM

Was fast this morning, but now back to crawling. One more example to unbelievers. Same file, different extension.

.mkvs


.mkv


Currently on 218.111.216.x

If it's on my own server, what is my options?

This is a shared server. I can rename it sure, but rename it every single time is very troublesome and for sure not to my other user.

Guess I'll go with the second option. Really annoying la TM

If your program does not have a proxy settings, it is most likely to be using your settings from Internet Options. If you want to do it per application, use software such as Proxifier. This one is paid apps so you have to find one that is free. It will force any app you have set up to use the proxy you have set in that application or just simply force all traffic through it.

I think they're not doing it correctly. Sure combating piracy is a good thing. Me myself is trying to change pretty much ahem stuff I have to ori but throttling media files is not the right way. Lets look at the most pirated stuff. Software are not in media files so no throttling for them. MP3s are usually distributed in archives; either rar or zip. Movies/Series usually split-files in rar or HJSplit format. Most of them won't even be affected. Not to mention easily evaded with the right knowledge.

Remaining 60% are most probably will be on torrent of which is already throttled anyway. the rest that is running away by going to DDL will mostly go to MU or RS links to get their dose of which most will be in archives hence won't even be affected.

Yet most average Joe still relies on torrent. It just the easiest way to go for them; plus most will use public tracker anyway. They're not going to care about ratio building.

I myself still relies on torrent though not on a direct way. I have torrent server that does all the torrenting and grabs it through HTTP DDL. No more needing to care setting up torrent and/or VPN. But even that now is subjected to TM's great move.

Throttling torrent is somewhat obvious as it is the primary choice when it comes to distributing illegal stuff so I really can't blame them. Same with caps. If the price and caps are right, it's all good. Abusers simply have to pony up more for using more. But doing it for HTTP is just wrong since most pirated stuff, music/movies/series/etc are usually distributed in archives. It's like telling everyone on the road to drive 30km/h because of some rempit driving like a nutcase.

Options. Some people are willing to pay extra, some are not.

you can get fined in Malaysia as well. The difference the enforcement. Malaysian authorities doesn't seem to care much when it comes to illegal downloading though physical item itself they take it seriously.

Anyone getting slow speed to US server? Mine is insanely slow to my US server. Speed is 20-30kb/s. Not download speed, just the general speed on whatever comes from the server.

I think there's something extremely wrong with 218.x IP. Last time it was insanely unstable going back and forth 400kb/s to 30kb/s every 15 seconds or so. Just now can't even get past 30kb/s and now I'm on 175.x, full speed ahead.

What te hell is TM doing with that 218.x IP?