[ale] Download with Upload with Extreme DSL

[Calvin Harrigan]

Chris Fowler wrote:
> I was over at a friends house who has AT&T Extreme DSL.  I noticed that 
> when we were uploading our download was almost non-existent.  In one 
> case we left tracker on in Ubunut and it was seeding.  We could not 
> visit any web pages or even check mail until we terminated that 
> application.  He is concerned that VOIP will not even work if he chooses 
> to implement it.  Any ideas?
>
> Chris
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That's true of any connection if you max out the upstream.  You need 
upload to download, to tell the server that you've received the packets 
properly, resend, etc. i.e. Flow control.

Keep the upload at most 75-85% of max, that way you can continue surfing 
etc.