Abnormally slow speeds downloading from Steam
I'm trying to download Terraria in this case, and I have tested the download speed of this computer's adapter already; 1.5mb/s. Despite this, downloading things in Steam will only reach up to 150kb/s. I have switched from 4 servers, I live in Florida so I tried Houston, Atlanta, New York, and Miami. All 4 gave me the same speed or worse. Please help.
I have another computer with Steam on it that runs Windows 10, but can download up to 3mb/s. This is an issue on here.
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I'm trying to download Terraria in this case, and I have tested the download speed of this computer's adapter already; 1.5mb/s. Despite this, downloading things in Steam will only reach up to 150kb/s. I have switched from 4 servers, I live in Florida so I tried Houston, Atlanta, New York, and Miami. All 4 gave me the same speed or worse. Please help.
I have another computer with Steam on it that runs Windows 10, but can download up to 3mb/s. This is an issue on here.
steam linux
asked Jan 30 '16 at 13:39
F0rZ3r0F0rZ3r0
418
Another thing to note is that whenever I try to download things, after trying to use things like Firefox, the whole computer is now as slow as Steam was.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:40
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I'm trying to download Terraria in this case, and I have tested the download speed of this computer's adapter already; 1.5mb/s. Despite this, downloading things in Steam will only reach up to 150kb/s. I have switched from 4 servers, I live in Florida so I tried Houston, Atlanta, New York, and Miami. All 4 gave me the same speed or worse. Please help.
I have another computer with Steam on it that runs Windows 10, but can download up to 3mb/s. This is an issue on here.
steam linux
asked Jan 30 '16 at 13:39
F0rZ3r0F0rZ3r0
418
I'm trying to download Terraria in this case, and I have tested the download speed of this computer's adapter already; 1.5mb/s. Despite this, downloading things in Steam will only reach up to 150kb/s. I have switched from 4 servers, I live in Florida so I tried Houston, Atlanta, New York, and Miami. All 4 gave me the same speed or worse. Please help.
I have another computer with Steam on it that runs Windows 10, but can download up to 3mb/s. This is an issue on here.
steam linux
steam linux
asked Jan 30 '16 at 13:39
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Another thing to note is that whenever I try to download things, after trying to use things like Firefox, the whole computer is now as slow as Steam was.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:40
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Another thing to note is that whenever I try to download things, after trying to use things like Firefox, the whole computer is now as slow as Steam was.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:40
Another thing to note is that whenever I try to download things, after trying to use things like Firefox, the whole computer is now as slow as Steam was.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:40
Another thing to note is that whenever I try to download things, after trying to use things like Firefox, the whole computer is now as slow as Steam was.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:40
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Might be a silly suggestion but have you tried going into Settings and checking whether there's a bandwidth download limit set on your account?
It's found under the Downloads tab. Once clicked, there should be a little dropdown menu.
answered Jan 30 '16 at 14:08
EllenEllen
712
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be my issue. Thanks for the help though.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:38
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I had the same problem and the dnsmasq solution did not work for me, neither did changing download server or set a download limit. I hope this will help others in the future:
The problem for me was that my steam folder was on a mounted ntfs partition with sync enabled (check /etc/fstab). That throttles write-speed significantly. Change sync to async and I have normal writing speeds which means Steam can download at full speed, too.
answered Nov 26 '16 at 14:52
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I just figured out my issue. For whatever reason, it was really slow because I didn't install something called dnsmasq. I'm running Xubuntu, so it would work after a restart because a version of it was already installed that was dnsmasq-base. I don't completely understand what this even did, but it made my download speeds go from 150kb/s to my normal speeds.
Hope this helps anyone else having my issue :)
answered Jan 31 '16 at 23:53
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I found another solution to installing dnsmasq. You use unbound instead.
# apt-get install unbound # do this first or you'll be sad
# cd /etc/NetworkManager
# service NetworkManager stop
# vi NetworkManager.conf # or whatever editor you want; I don't care
[change "dns=dnsmasq" to "dns=unbound"]
# rm /etc/resolv.conf # don't forget this
# service NetworkManager start
This would tell DNS queries to go through your local unbound server (at 127.0.0.1 a.k.a. localhost), retries over TCP should work as expected, and Steam should be able to download just fine. You can test it with:
# nslookup cdn.comcast.cs.steampowered.com
This, together with marts' answer helped me solve this issue. For a better explaination of why the above works, see this post.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 10:23
RenierRenier
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I just fixed my issue with this somehow i just thought it might work and it did what i did was "sudo systemctl disable systemd-resolved"
"sudo systemctl stop systemd-resolved"
and then
sudo systemctl enable systemd-resolved
sudo systemctl start systemd-resolved
idk how tf this work but it did :)
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Might be a silly suggestion but have you tried going into Settings and checking whether there's a bandwidth download limit set on your account?
It's found under the Downloads tab. Once clicked, there should be a little dropdown menu.
answered Jan 30 '16 at 14:08
EllenEllen
712
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be my issue. Thanks for the help though.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:38
add a comment |
Might be a silly suggestion but have you tried going into Settings and checking whether there's a bandwidth download limit set on your account?
It's found under the Downloads tab. Once clicked, there should be a little dropdown menu.
answered Jan 30 '16 at 14:08
EllenEllen
712
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be my issue. Thanks for the help though.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:38
add a comment |
Might be a silly suggestion but have you tried going into Settings and checking whether there's a bandwidth download limit set on your account?
It's found under the Downloads tab. Once clicked, there should be a little dropdown menu.
answered Jan 30 '16 at 14:08
EllenEllen
712
Might be a silly suggestion but have you tried going into Settings and checking whether there's a bandwidth download limit set on your account?
It's found under the Downloads tab. Once clicked, there should be a little dropdown menu.
answered Jan 30 '16 at 14:08
EllenEllen
712
answered Jan 30 '16 at 14:08
EllenEllen
712
answered Jan 30 '16 at 14:08
EllenEllen
712
answered Jan 30 '16 at 14:08
EllenEllen
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Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be my issue. Thanks for the help though.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:38
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Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be my issue. Thanks for the help though.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:38
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be my issue. Thanks for the help though.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:38
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be my issue. Thanks for the help though.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:38
add a comment |
I had the same problem and the dnsmasq solution did not work for me, neither did changing download server or set a download limit. I hope this will help others in the future:
The problem for me was that my steam folder was on a mounted ntfs partition with sync enabled (check /etc/fstab). That throttles write-speed significantly. Change sync to async and I have normal writing speeds which means Steam can download at full speed, too.
answered Nov 26 '16 at 14:52
martsmarts
1485
add a comment |
I had the same problem and the dnsmasq solution did not work for me, neither did changing download server or set a download limit. I hope this will help others in the future:
The problem for me was that my steam folder was on a mounted ntfs partition with sync enabled (check /etc/fstab). That throttles write-speed significantly. Change sync to async and I have normal writing speeds which means Steam can download at full speed, too.
answered Nov 26 '16 at 14:52
martsmarts
1485
add a comment |
I had the same problem and the dnsmasq solution did not work for me, neither did changing download server or set a download limit. I hope this will help others in the future:
The problem for me was that my steam folder was on a mounted ntfs partition with sync enabled (check /etc/fstab). That throttles write-speed significantly. Change sync to async and I have normal writing speeds which means Steam can download at full speed, too.
answered Nov 26 '16 at 14:52
martsmarts
1485
I had the same problem and the dnsmasq solution did not work for me, neither did changing download server or set a download limit. I hope this will help others in the future:
The problem for me was that my steam folder was on a mounted ntfs partition with sync enabled (check /etc/fstab). That throttles write-speed significantly. Change sync to async and I have normal writing speeds which means Steam can download at full speed, too.
answered Nov 26 '16 at 14:52
martsmarts
1485
answered Nov 26 '16 at 14:52
martsmarts
1485
answered Nov 26 '16 at 14:52
martsmarts
1485
answered Nov 26 '16 at 14:52
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add a comment |
I just figured out my issue. For whatever reason, it was really slow because I didn't install something called dnsmasq. I'm running Xubuntu, so it would work after a restart because a version of it was already installed that was dnsmasq-base. I don't completely understand what this even did, but it made my download speeds go from 150kb/s to my normal speeds.
Hope this helps anyone else having my issue :)
answered Jan 31 '16 at 23:53
F0rZ3r0F0rZ3r0
418
add a comment |
I just figured out my issue. For whatever reason, it was really slow because I didn't install something called dnsmasq. I'm running Xubuntu, so it would work after a restart because a version of it was already installed that was dnsmasq-base. I don't completely understand what this even did, but it made my download speeds go from 150kb/s to my normal speeds.
Hope this helps anyone else having my issue :)
answered Jan 31 '16 at 23:53
F0rZ3r0F0rZ3r0
418
add a comment |
I just figured out my issue. For whatever reason, it was really slow because I didn't install something called dnsmasq. I'm running Xubuntu, so it would work after a restart because a version of it was already installed that was dnsmasq-base. I don't completely understand what this even did, but it made my download speeds go from 150kb/s to my normal speeds.
Hope this helps anyone else having my issue :)
answered Jan 31 '16 at 23:53
F0rZ3r0F0rZ3r0
418
I just figured out my issue. For whatever reason, it was really slow because I didn't install something called dnsmasq. I'm running Xubuntu, so it would work after a restart because a version of it was already installed that was dnsmasq-base. I don't completely understand what this even did, but it made my download speeds go from 150kb/s to my normal speeds.
Hope this helps anyone else having my issue :)
answered Jan 31 '16 at 23:53
F0rZ3r0F0rZ3r0
418
answered Jan 31 '16 at 23:53
F0rZ3r0F0rZ3r0
418
answered Jan 31 '16 at 23:53
F0rZ3r0F0rZ3r0
418
answered Jan 31 '16 at 23:53
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418
418
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I found another solution to installing dnsmasq. You use unbound instead.
# apt-get install unbound # do this first or you'll be sad
# cd /etc/NetworkManager
# service NetworkManager stop
# vi NetworkManager.conf # or whatever editor you want; I don't care
[change "dns=dnsmasq" to "dns=unbound"]
# rm /etc/resolv.conf # don't forget this
# service NetworkManager start
This would tell DNS queries to go through your local unbound server (at 127.0.0.1 a.k.a. localhost), retries over TCP should work as expected, and Steam should be able to download just fine. You can test it with:
# nslookup cdn.comcast.cs.steampowered.com
This, together with marts' answer helped me solve this issue. For a better explaination of why the above works, see this post.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 10:23
RenierRenier
18729
add a comment |
I found another solution to installing dnsmasq. You use unbound instead.
# apt-get install unbound # do this first or you'll be sad
# cd /etc/NetworkManager
# service NetworkManager stop
# vi NetworkManager.conf # or whatever editor you want; I don't care
[change "dns=dnsmasq" to "dns=unbound"]
# rm /etc/resolv.conf # don't forget this
# service NetworkManager start
This would tell DNS queries to go through your local unbound server (at 127.0.0.1 a.k.a. localhost), retries over TCP should work as expected, and Steam should be able to download just fine. You can test it with:
# nslookup cdn.comcast.cs.steampowered.com
This, together with marts' answer helped me solve this issue. For a better explaination of why the above works, see this post.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 10:23
RenierRenier
18729
add a comment |
I found another solution to installing dnsmasq. You use unbound instead.
# apt-get install unbound # do this first or you'll be sad
# cd /etc/NetworkManager
# service NetworkManager stop
# vi NetworkManager.conf # or whatever editor you want; I don't care
[change "dns=dnsmasq" to "dns=unbound"]
# rm /etc/resolv.conf # don't forget this
# service NetworkManager start
This would tell DNS queries to go through your local unbound server (at 127.0.0.1 a.k.a. localhost), retries over TCP should work as expected, and Steam should be able to download just fine. You can test it with:
# nslookup cdn.comcast.cs.steampowered.com
This, together with marts' answer helped me solve this issue. For a better explaination of why the above works, see this post.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 10:23
RenierRenier
18729
I found another solution to installing dnsmasq. You use unbound instead.
# apt-get install unbound # do this first or you'll be sad
# cd /etc/NetworkManager
# service NetworkManager stop
# vi NetworkManager.conf # or whatever editor you want; I don't care
[change "dns=dnsmasq" to "dns=unbound"]
# rm /etc/resolv.conf # don't forget this
# service NetworkManager start
This would tell DNS queries to go through your local unbound server (at 127.0.0.1 a.k.a. localhost), retries over TCP should work as expected, and Steam should be able to download just fine. You can test it with:
# nslookup cdn.comcast.cs.steampowered.com
This, together with marts' answer helped me solve this issue. For a better explaination of why the above works, see this post.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 10:23
RenierRenier
18729
answered Aug 24 '18 at 10:23
RenierRenier
18729
answered Aug 24 '18 at 10:23
RenierRenier
18729
answered Aug 24 '18 at 10:23
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I just fixed my issue with this somehow i just thought it might work and it did what i did was "sudo systemctl disable systemd-resolved"
"sudo systemctl stop systemd-resolved"
and then
sudo systemctl enable systemd-resolved
sudo systemctl start systemd-resolved
idk how tf this work but it did :)
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I just fixed my issue with this somehow i just thought it might work and it did what i did was "sudo systemctl disable systemd-resolved"
"sudo systemctl stop systemd-resolved"
and then
sudo systemctl enable systemd-resolved
sudo systemctl start systemd-resolved
idk how tf this work but it did :)
answered 2 mins ago
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I just fixed my issue with this somehow i just thought it might work and it did what i did was "sudo systemctl disable systemd-resolved"
"sudo systemctl stop systemd-resolved"
and then
sudo systemctl enable systemd-resolved
sudo systemctl start systemd-resolved
idk how tf this work but it did :)
answered 2 mins ago
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I just fixed my issue with this somehow i just thought it might work and it did what i did was "sudo systemctl disable systemd-resolved"
"sudo systemctl stop systemd-resolved"
and then
sudo systemctl enable systemd-resolved
sudo systemctl start systemd-resolved
idk how tf this work but it did :)
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Another thing to note is that whenever I try to download things, after trying to use things like Firefox, the whole computer is now as slow as Steam was.
– F0rZ3r0
Jan 31 '16 at 23:40