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AngryGnome
November 20th, 2008, 07:50 PM
I have no idea why this has happened... but it is welcome either way. :)

I recently switched back to Ubuntu (I have a habit of switching back and forth between WinXP and Ubuntu... Hopefully this will be the last time that happens.) and I have suddenly noticed a HUGE jump in download speed. I'm currently on a University campus so there has always been a bandwidth surplus (with WinXP I could hit 4mb/s on a good torrent). However, with Ubuntu I can now get upwards of 11mb/s on a well seeded torrent. This blew my mind.

Anyone have any idea why this has happened?

Vadi
November 20th, 2008, 07:59 PM
Well... because Ubuntu isn't Windows? :) stuff is coded differently.

AngryGnome
November 20th, 2008, 08:01 PM
Well... because Ubuntu isn't Windows? :) stuff is coded differently.

True. I just didn't expect such a jump. :D

quazi
November 20th, 2008, 08:04 PM
I would guess that it's related to this:

http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1497