do xtra traffic shape port 80 for web browsing and http downloads on go large?

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stacey1122

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#10717 6-Dec-2006 13:32

my web browsing has been very slow recently. my http downloads download at about 20kbps and web browsing has been slow recently. do xtra traffic shape port 80 for web browsing on go large?

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#54798 6-Dec-2006 14:05

I don't believe so. I was experencing slower than usual internet last night... however its to be expected at times.

Heres the offical list of what Xtra 'manage'. I don't know what 'Upload/Download' from that list refers to. Is it standard http traffic or not?

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barf

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#54805 6-Dec-2006 15:21

the technology Xtra use can determine types of traffic irrespective of port. for example setting bittorrent to use port 80 doesn't help.

legitimate (HTTP) web browsing shouldn't be limited and hopefully this isn't a case of misidentification of traffic. but who knows with their system.. L7 filtering sucks for everyone who isn't an ISP

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niggle21

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#55720 17-Dec-2006 22:09

Well that sucks, i use uTorrent for P2P which isn't listed but they still shape my traffic. Real Cool.