Completed Upload Changes to 0 KB/s
 

After leaving LimeWire running for an extended period of time, I will have a screen full of "uploading" files showing an upload speed of 0 KB/s. Today, I verified that many files that appear be uploading normally change their status to this shortly after completion. I assume that they are actually taking up upload slots, so I would like to stop this from happening. Perusing all the available options didn't lead me anywhere, so any suggestions?

This problem is stronly related to bandwidth limiting - Tools|Options|Uploads|Basic...

If you set the slider to 100% this will solve most of the problem.

There is an upcoming fix in a future version of LimeWire.

Mark

Notwithstanding the previous answer, how long do the completed ones remain for you? The same thing happens to me, but it's just a temporary thing before it switches to "Complete" - I figure it's just some housekeeping on LimeWires part.

Treatid, Thanks for the quick reply. I already had my bandwidth pegged out at 100%, so I guess I'll have to wait for the upcoming code mod.

tross04401, Once a completed upload changes to "Uploading 0 KB/s", it seems to be a pretty much permanent situation until I kill it. When I'm downloading, I've noticed what you're talking about. But like you, I assumed it was just doing a little housekeeping and they do quickly turn to "Complete", so no harm there.

<nod> That's interesting, every upload has always gone to complete for me, and I'm not using 100%. The only time it stays at 0KB/s is on "Transfer Interrupted" - and even then it doesn't tie up any upload slots. Wonder why it should behave differently (I'm using 2.5.5 Pro on Linux).

I have this problem too. Slider already set to 100% and auto clear checked.
This is on iMac DV running Mac OS 9.2.2.

After about 8 hours all uploading stops because all my slots are full of these "phantom uploads". After killing them, normal uploading starts again after a couple minutes.

This is a problem only when I leave my Mac running unattended for a long time.

DAFULK...
 

Interesting - Yes that's the problem, but I was fairly sure it was associated with bandwidth limiting. If not, the upcoming fix may not help (As I understand it - a problem was found in a piece of code that is only called when bandwidth limiting is enabled).

FWIW - I'm on W2K here.

Mark

Question re: setting the upload slider to 100%

If I set it to 100% (or unlimited), does that hinder my download speeds? I sure don't want to slow them anymore than they are.

I currently have my uploads set to around 50% (25 kb/s). What I didn't realize was that it was shared between all uploads. Or, at least, it seems to be.

I am on a Cable modem and my downloads run on average at about 10 kb/s. Very few will run over that. And even more rare are the ones over 100 kb/s.

So, back to the original point: What effect does my upload speed setting have on my download speed?

Thanks!

Well, that's one difference with my setup, I don't have it automatically clear completed uploads.

Maybe this only occurs under Mac OS? When I have the 0 KB/s problem, it's under OS-X on my iBook. On my PC running Linux, I haven't noticed this happening, but I tend to be online less with my PC and I'm running an older version of LimeWire there, so it's not an iron clad comparison.

Maybe there's a problem with the autoclear feature. Clicking on "Clear Inactive" does nothing.

Julie Z: Setting your upload speed to 100% /can/ impact your download speed. If your upload bandwidth is fully used then ACKnowledgement packets may have to wait before they can be sent - this may appear to the other end as if you cannot send the data as fast as it is currently sending and therefore slow down.

Since my upload queue is always full, I find that unlimited upload bandwidth can chop my download bandwidth by 10-15KB/s.

By limiting bandwidth so that I have a spare 1KB/s or thereabouts upload bandwidth - I get full download bandwidth and very nearly full upload bandwidth (except when the uploads die off to 0KB/s).

You can also limit your upload bandwidth (sort of) by reducing the number of upload slots.

Given your apparent bandwidth (100+KB/s) I think that your main limits are the speed of the other end.

scterrell: I'm on a PC (W2K) - so it probably isn't an operating system issue.

Mark

There's two different 0kb/s upload problems.

The more serious one (which does stop other people from uploading) can be fixed by moving the slider to 100%.

The other minor one is just a problem with certain uploads that aren't tagged as finished, so the GUI doesn't mark them as finished. But, they are merely visual nuisances and don't stop others from uploading.

Upgrading to the 2.6 beta should fix both problems.

Unfair Speed Difference!
 

It sounds like I'm having the same problem that lots of others are having, except for one thing: mine is not a GUI problem - it says that I am downloading the files at 0kb/s, and it never changes to complete (sounds like other people's programs are still downloading, just not showing the process). It usually starts downloading (pretty slowly, considering my ethernet connection), and then switches to O kb/sec after a few seconds.

At the same time, I can see other people uploading files from me at anywhere from 25 to 100 kb/sec.

I'm getting tired of sharing and not receiving!! I just upgraded to 2.5 (free, not pro), hoping it would solve the problem, but nope.

I'm running on Mac OS9.2 (upgrading to OSx soon, don't know if that will help or hinder), limewire2.5.

Any help you can give me to better my download speed (other people seem to be uploading from me with no problem), and to fix this automatic 0 kb/sec thing would be much appreciated!

Thanks!
Sarah

I've upgraded to 2.6.3 Pro & haven't seen any more of this problem since.
Thanks guys. :)