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I keep hearing that someone running KaZaA, or another file sharing program, is a reason for speed drops, etc. Is this really that big a problem? "What is not generally well-known is that the upstream cap can also affect the downstream speed -- if the upstream is saturated by uploading (e.g., sending a large PowerPoint file to the boss, or running a Napster or other public service), the downstream will drop to about the same speed. This is due to a weakness in the basic TCP Internet protocol, not Cable or DSL per se, and not the service provider. Quoted from »cable-dsl.home.att.net/# ··· symmetry From a question in the forum by pianotech and a link provided by hobgoblin For information on how to disable file sharing in many common P2P applications, see Adelphia's eSafety page on disabling P2P file-sharing: http://www.adelphia.com/esafety/disable_p2p.cfm got feedback? by KeysCapt edited by MacLeech |