Why is it when I upload something the internet drops to 0/Kbps?

[netgem21]

Also, I don't wanna go starting yet another thread when everyone's here, but I have another problem with my connection 

...Although it might be the router I guess.

My MSN client for my Mac, Microsoft Messenger, always, without fail, signs me out at exactly 1 AM every day. I can instantly sign back in, but it's annoying if I'm in a conversation. I've been advised that it may be something to do with my IP address refreshing or being re-allocated. So I thought to combat the issue, I'd use a static IP, but that didn't work - any ideas? 

Cheers everyone, you're all a great help 

[Simon]

Are there any clues in your router log for the MSN drop outs?  If it's that quick, I doubt it, and it sounds more like something on your machine.  You haven't got any other broadband monitors, network wizards, that sort of thing running, have you?  I spent nearly 4 hours at a friends house recently, trying to work out why their connection kept dropping, and it was because they had a Virgin Broadband tool running, which kept interrupting the connection.

[Steve]

Netgem21

With a static ip do you mean MM didn't work at all or still signed out at 01.00. I am thinking along the lines of the relevant ports not being open using a static IP address on the router and you need to set port forwards up for that address.

If your DHCP lease has to be renewed after 24hours or at a certain time presumably you will have to re negotiate a new connection with your router .Must admit not come across this issue on my LAN

dopamine

I am interested to note you had similar issues with .net yesterday so I think that rules out exchange congestion for us both . I too did wonder what would happen with gw6 being faulty and whether I would be experiencing similar congestion issues to what we had last year.

On the upload issue if an upload occupies all of your upstream bandwidth surely you will have no room to transmit page requests etc for other internet use???

[netgem21]

Are there any clues in your router log for the MSN drop outs?  If it's that quick, I doubt it, and it sounds more like something on your machine.  You haven't got any other broadband monitors, network wizards, that sort of thing running, have you?  I spent nearly 4 hours at a friends house recently, trying to work out why their connection kept dropping, and it was because they had a Virgin Broadband tool running, which kept interrupting the connection.

Doubt it - it happens on every computer I have. As stevethegas said, it's probably something to do with DCHP. I can sign in again instantly, it's just annoying. And it's not a connection drop, because everything else is fine, even other MSN clients.

EDIT - it happens to Sky broadband users too - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=488416

[Dopamine]

dopamine

I am interested to note you had similar issues with .net yesterday so I think that rules out exchange congestion for us both . I too did wonder what would happen with gw6 being faulty and whether I would be experiencing similar congestion issues to what we had last year.

On the upload issue if an upload occupies all of your upstream bandwidth surely you will have no room to transmit page requests etc for other internet use???

I too thought that a full speed upload might badly affect the ability to download, but support are adamant that it should have a lot less effect than it is. Whatever it is, it has only been noticeable in the last few days.

As for the congestion, I remain unconvinced that it is not within the IDNet network at peak times. Unfortunately the denial last year by IDNet that there was congestion, and their subsequent admission that there was, means I don't always believe what I'm told any longer.

[Steve]

I too seem recall it took a while for idnet to admit there were issues last year. I can't get involved at present as going away but certainly will not be happy if last nights performance is a recurring theme.

[zappaDPJ]

I'm getting the same problem now. I can't upload anything without losing all bandwidth on the downstream.

[EDIT] Having exhausted all possibilities at my end, I've reported this to support and had it added to the list of my ongoing problems 

[Simon]

Sorry to hear that, Zap. 

[zappaDPJ]

It's an odd one Simon, I've never seen anything like it. I've done some local tests and confirmed that the downstream has 0% throughput.

[Simon]

I'm sure they would have been onto it, but I've referred Support to this thread.

[zappaDPJ]

Cheers 

[Steve]

Thanks Simon.