Excessive Sessions error followed by poor speed !!

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On saturday my connection on my hgv2700 showed green and all appeared well , but i couldnt search anything and i kept getting white screen saying page couldnt be found. I powered the router off for 20 mins and rebooted. Green lights showing , but same non searching as before. In the log it said EXCESS...SESS. Then I got a screen from BT saying excessive sessions error. I hit the continue button and it said problem corrected and i was able to search once more. Only thing is that normal 6800k+ is now waddling along circa 2800k 

anybody got any insight into this ? router stats are 8128 / 448 as normal , but download speed is dire.

James

[Sebby]

The most common cause is Bittorrent or other P2P app that opens multiple connections. Do you use any?

It could be a virus, but unlikely. The alert can be switched off on the advanced firewall page. It's nothing to worry about if you're sure you don't have a virus or malware.

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i did a deep virus search and the pc came up clean, maybe i should run spybot just to be sure.

James

[Sebby]

Do you use any peer to peer apps?

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Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test:  -provides background information.
    IP profile for your line is - 7150 kbps
    DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM)  8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
    Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 3782 kbps

now that aint the norm at all 

I have bittorrent on my pc but dont use it much.

James

[Sebby]

That's not normal. I suspect BT are at it again; someone was experiencing slow speeds yesterday, whilst others on the same gateway were fine.

The excessive sessions won't be related. That's a mystery if you're not using apps that have numerous connections. Could anyone be using your connection? Is the wireless secure?

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i have 2 young children so id never go wireless, the router is a wired connection. funny you mention bt, i saw bt vans in the area during the weekend , wonder if it could be WBC related, my exchange is due to go live in aug 08 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

James

[Sebby]

That could well be it. As far as the excessive sessions goes, I'm not entirely sure.

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08.30 today

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test:  -provides background information.
    IP profile for your line is - 7150 kbps
    DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM)  8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
    Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 6181 kbps

back to not bad. bank holiday , bt vans and krap speed ................odds are its been down to bt maintenance in the area.

James

[Sebby]

I'd say so, James.