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I did a forum search but didn't find anything similar to my issue so if it's been answered already I apologzie in advance.

I have a 8mb connection from my ISP for downloads.  When I'm downloading my download speed usually maxes out at 1.1mb which is perfectly fine for me.  The issue is that the other computers on my network get significantly reduced bandwidth while I'm downloading.  

Using SpeedTest.net I can achieve 8-10mb/sec for downloads but as soon as I start downloading it drops to .5 to 1mb/sec.  I set my max download speed to 1500kb (Config > General > Tuning) and it didn't help.  I also am using NetLimiter 3 for traffic shaping limited my connection for my SABnzbd box to 1.5mb.

I do not do anything on this machine other than downloads.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Version: 0.5.4
OS: Windows XP SP3
Install-type: Windows Zip
Skin (if applicable): SMPL
Firewall Software: None
Are you using IPV6? No
Is the issue reproducible? Yes

That 1.1mb do you see that in SABNZBD +

If so .. look at the following :

8mb = 1000  KB/s


So basically you are downloading at the MAX speed of your connection .. so yeah other pc's will not get much speed

http://www.ibeast.com/content/tools/band-calc.asp

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For example I have : 16mb download, my max download is 2000 KB/s

SAB's download speed is in BYTES per seconds (recognizable by the capital B), for example 1 MB/s or 1 MBps
ISPs and speed-download-sites give the speeds in BITS per second (recognizable by the small b), for example 8 Mbps

So get from MB/s to Mbps, multiply by 8 or even better 10 (taking into account the overhead between application layer and network layer).


To limit SAB's download speed, go to http://localhost:8080/sabnzbd/config/general/ , and fill out in kBps