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TBIT
join:2007-12-04
|  bypassing torrent throttling?
Now, moving over to TekSavvy, I could have sworn I saw a sticky post about suggested router/modems and method of bypassing the usual throttling. Was I nuts? Was it on another popular DSL forum? I remember it had a post by a TekSavvy employee with a list of suggested modems and the method to bypass throttling.
I did browse all three pages of headers and didn't see it. Anyone care to point me in the right direction?
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l0thar
join:2005-12-29
Far Far Away
| Re: bypassing torrent throttling? hi, TBIT, welcome to TSI.
There are different ways to do mlppp. Any decent dsl modem will work, popular models here include the Speedtouch 516 or 546 series, as well as the cheaper TP-Link clones. 2Wire refurbished modems can be had as well, and personally I believe are the best for long lines with higher attenuations.
To get an mlppp connection you will need to use one of these options :
- a dedicated router, a popular model being the Linksys WRT54GL, with a custom Tomato/mlppp firmware.
- or running VirtualBox and the Zeroshell linux package on it, this runs in your windows machine.
- or running Window's own multilink ppp capability, although you must make sure a decent firewall is protecting your system in this case.
The router option is a low cost and effective solution, which can provide mlppp for your whole home network at once. Spend the $60 or less for the router, install the firmware and you are done. | |
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DJMASACRE
join:2008-05-27
Nepean, ON | try searching the forums
this has been discussed to death.
you will find all the information you need and more !  | |
| | TBIT
join:2007-12-04 | Thankyou all; you are gentlemen and scholars! | |
| Shada
join:2007-03-09
Stratford, ON | no matter which method of Mlppp you go with I am sure you will be happy with the results. | |
| | Davesnothere
join:2009-06-15
3 edits | Re: bypassing torrent throttling? .
At least until the evil overlord BELL chooses and implements a way to selectively throttle the MLPPP users here and at a few other DSL ISPs who share part of their network, as does TSI.
AFAIK, Bell of course does not offer MLPPP to their direct subscribers such as Sympatico customers.
MLPPP itself was originally intended for combining two or more DSL enabled phone lines into one FAT FAST virtual line.
The throttle beating effect was just a bonus, and TSI themselves will admit that things could change.
After all, this IS Bell we're talking about....
BTW, does TBIT stand for Tim Bit ? (inside joke here)  | |
| | | bbiab
join:2004-05-26 | Re: bypassing torrent throttling? So, what is it intended for now then? | |
| | | | rhl2000
join:2008-04-02
Montreal, QC
| Re: bypassing torrent throttling? said by bbiab  :So, what is it intended for now then? Re-read the following part of the message to which you responded:
said by Davesnothere :. MLPPP itself was originally intended for combining two or more DSL enabled phone lines into one FAT FAST virtual line. | |
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l0thar
join:2005-12-29
Far Far Away
| Dave, you are right on.
Bell could develop the sniffing capability to identify p2p traffic headers inside a mlppp stream. Then their fscked DPI machines could do their lame and obscene manipulation in the data to slow it down, like they do to regular ppp connections.
It's unfortunate that BCE has chosen this path of minimizing investment, drop customer and technical support to the bare minimum, and generally nickel and dime their customers (including us, third party wholesaler dsl clients).
I would bet they HATE the idea of bonding two or more lines together (without even mlppp involved) - that allows people to get 10 to 12 Mb/s synch, 1.6 Mb/s upload, and a 400 GB a month or larger monthly bandwidth, depending on who they got their service from.
This at a much lower cost, with much less restrictions than Bell's own ADSL+ 10 Mb/s or higher services. | |
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eots
join:2003-02-04 | Looks like the throttle is off in my area tonight, I'm averaging over 300 kB/s without MLPPP. | |
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