The original post: /r/torrents by /u/kavb333 on 2025-07-26 17:41:18+00:00.
I run Transmission on my Debian NAS for torrenting and just tested my internet speed on that computer with speedtest-cli to see 418 MBit/s down and 364 MBit/s up. I have torrents limited to 1.5 MB/s up and 3 MB/s down.
When I connect to a new torrent, and it's still in the metadata collecting phase, my internet will become unusable on my desktop computer and phone, often for minutes at a time. When it comes to downloading and seeding the actual files, things seem fine.
Does anyone know how I can prevent this issue? Is it related to finding peers? I have it limited to 50 peers per torrent and 125 peers overall. I also will usually have no more than 1-2 torrents downloading at once and maybe 4-6 available for seeding. I have AT&T fiber internet, so if it's a router hardware limitation, is there anything I can do e.g. requesting/buying a better router?