NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: ISP's resetting RealPlayer?
Part of the problem is that it can be difficult to differentiate (without specific testing) between: a) generally crappy Internet service b) lousy or failing hardware c) crude or buggy software d) purposeful ISP interference, throttling, blocking, or other related ISP traffic manipulations Part of what we're trying to do is find systematic ways to help determine which of these are involved in any given case. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator - - - > Hello all, > > I have a question and no proof that this is true. I listen to NPR daily > while working, on a computer that pretty much does nothing else. It is on > the same wireless network as my main computer I use for working. I have > Comcast broadband through a cable modem. On some days I have no problem at > all with the connection to NPR, which makes me believe that the reset is not > coming from the content provider. On other days I regularly get a > connection reset every hour or so. The timing on the days that I'm being > reset seems non random, but I have no stats to back that up. Today I have > been reset 3 times in 5 hours, but I don't remember being reset this morning > so probably 3 times in 3 hours. I would estimate that this happens about > once a week or once every two weeks. I find it difficult to believe that > streaming realPlayer is hitting any secret bandwidth level, but I could be > wrong. > > Does anyone else have this issue, or has anyone looked whether or not ISP's > might be limiting content by sending resets to clients that are not P2P? > > Thanks, > Ron Teitelbaum >