amule slows-down the Internet a lot
 

Hi all

Please kindly help with another problem - active amule significantly slows down the Internet browsing. The effect is a lot harder then it is supposed to be -

amule takes only 10-15 kB/s of traffic out of the 96kB/s,

but it slows down the Internet at least in 3-4 times.

Thanks in advance

Are you certain amule is only using that much traffic? How have you checked this?

It is easy to see when downloading a big file.

Amule is working - download speed is 5-15kB/s (even when Amule is waiting, don't download anything).
Amule is closed - download speed is 91.5kB/s as it should be.

It affects web browsing as well.

Yes, but you stated "amule takes only 10-15 kB/s of traffic out of the 96kB/s," and I was asking how you came to that conclusion.

Apparently, it is taking quite a bit more than 10-15 kb/s.

First time Amule was working and I saw the total download 10-15 kBytes/s (on bottom line of the appliaction window)

Later I experienced the same effect when Amule did not download anything - all files were in "waiting status"

what's the upload speed like when it gets slow??

Upload speed is about 10 kB/s out of 16kB/s possible
(I have 750/128 download/upload connection)

Do you think the upload traffic may affect the download? Why...

From my experience at Windows high upload reduces the total network speed.

Reason: For each file/page/image you download from interent the program sends request - it is upload data. The amount is small but at every page there are lots of different banners, buttons images - everyone requires downloading - thus requires sending request.

From what I can see high upload can reduce internet browsing speed dramatically.

Any time I want to use internet I just throttle down eMule to 1/1 down/upload speed.