Possible AOL problem?

Underground_Evo · 06-24-2004, 04:40 PM

AOL = THE worst ISP and even program ever!!! I had aol dial-up for about 8 years, then about 6 months ago we got really fed up with AOL, the program takes up a HUGE LOAD of CPU usage, that is why it is always freezing.

boost · 07-05-2004, 09:33 PM

What a relief to know I am not the only one.I am experiencing Exactly the same problems as Nikhibuk,even down to not being able to close windows! I dont remember getting this problem until upgrading to XP though.
I am using Azureus too.How do you go about configuring ports?
Also, can I log on to aol without loading the aol browser?
Any advice gratefully received.

x0m81e · 08-10-2004, 09:51 PM

i too have been plagued by this problem over recent months,

it was through a google search that i found this forum & thread, after reading i had to add my 10 cents worth.

aol are throttling the bandwidth on the ports used by programs such a kazaa, gnutella & bittorrent clients. the answer is to set your client to listen for connections to peers on a different range of ports - the default is usually 6881-6889. you need to use a client which will allow you to change these port settings, i use ABC for bittorrent downloads, though Azureus or Shadow is just as good.

IANA prefer a port range between 49152 through 65535 .

check this link for a good explanation of how to configure your bit torrent client. you may also need to configure your firewall to allow connections on the port range you do choose. i use a range of 65521 to 65530 [9 ports is more than enough] and now enjoy dl speeds of 56k on my aol connection,
before that it was never higher than 25k.

that said, AOL stops responding every time i try to disconnect, and i need to restart etc before i can re-connect. imo, AOL are scum. they take our money to provide a service [ie. bandwidth] - then try to dictate what it is we can & can't download & share.

Hellfire · 08-10-2004, 11:42 PM

Possible AOL problems... it's AOL of course it's got problems.. I don't see how people can use Gay-OL it sucks big time

nomav6 · 08-10-2004, 11:58 PM

I dont understand how AOL is still in business

dinkimoo · 08-17-2004, 11:55 PM

Like x0m81e I found this thread thru doing a search on google. I'm experiencing these problems too. Every time I start Azureus, the downloads and uploads start off fine, then after a few minutes, it drops to 0 b/s and the webpages don't load on AOL or IE. When I try to sign off or exit AOL, it freezes and if I right click to close it the End Now window comes up. AOL then fails to start up again until I restart the computer.... but AOL manages to crash my computer as well when I try to turn it off (it reaches the 'saving your settings' screen) so I have to reboot it.

I think it might just be bittorrent that is the problem or maybe it's because Azureus is a Java based client. I didn't have problems before, but recently I've downloaded more than usual (about 10 GB in total) using BT. IRC works fine as does WinMX. I've changed to a different port on Azureus already (from when the ports were blacklisted or something). I'll try changing to another client, but I need one where you can pick which files to download.

Well, maybe someone will find a solution to this problem soon. Hopefully anyways.

AOL's so annoying....

dinkimoo · 08-18-2004, 12:23 AM

OK, I've switched to BitSpirit... downloads are going well and AOL has not crashed!!!

hopefully it'll stay that way....

kb1ghc · 08-18-2004, 02:54 AM

AOL is for dialup.... slow dialup

KUNGFULOSOPHY · 08-19-2004, 06:21 AM

Lots of sites you visit download cookies that act as spyware. If you use kazaa lite it comes with spyware... These often plant programs all through your computer. They utilize "idle" bandwidth to contact their homebases. If you didn't have the problem at first, I suspect you have accumulated these programs and their competing for space. You can go to lavasoft.com and get a free copy of Adaware. This works well for me. Another well spoken of anti-spyware program is spybot,but i have not used it. Be cautious I understand that some programs advertised as anti-spyware are spyware.

kof2000 · 08-19-2004, 01:09 PM

DID u ever try defragmenting ur drives? or diskcleanup or scandisk?

06-24-2004, 04:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
Underground_Evo Silver Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Philly Age: 17 Posts: 103	AOL = THE worst ISP and even program ever!!! I had aol dial-up for about 8 years, then about 6 months ago we got really fed up with AOL, the program takes up a HUGE LOAD of CPU usage, that is why it is always freezing. __________________ Nitto Resource Dell Dimension 3000 2.4ghz Intel Celeron · XP Home · 80gig HD · 512MB RAM CD-ROM/RW/DVD-ROM · 21in Monitor Sound Blaster Live! 24bit audio · 5:1 Surround Sound HP Pavilion 513n 1.8ghz Intel Celeron · XP Pro 160gig WD Caviar HD · 512MB RAM CD-ROM/RW/DVD-ROM+/-RW · CD-ROM · 17in Monitor

08-10-2004, 09:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
x0m81e New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1	i too have been plagued by this problem over recent months, it was through a google search that i found this forum & thread, after reading i had to add my 10 cents worth. aol are throttling the bandwidth on the ports used by programs such a kazaa, gnutella & bittorrent clients. the answer is to set your client to listen for connections to peers on a different range of ports - the default is usually 6881-6889. you need to use a client which will allow you to change these port settings, i use ABC for bittorrent downloads, though Azureus or Shadow is just as good. IANA prefer a port range between 49152 through 65535 . check this link for a good explanation of how to configure your bit torrent client. you may also need to configure your firewall to allow connections on the port range you do choose. i use a range of 65521 to 65530 [9 ports is more than enough] and now enjoy dl speeds of 56k on my aol connection, before that it was never higher than 25k. that said, AOL stops responding every time i try to disconnect, and i need to restart etc before i can re-connect. imo, AOL are scum. they take our money to provide a service [ie. bandwidth] - then try to dictate what it is we can & can't download & share. Last edited by x0m81e; 08-10-2004 at 10:05 PM.

08-10-2004, 11:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
nomav6 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 316	I dont understand how AOL is still in business __________________ unset($haters)

08-19-2004, 06:21 AM	#19 (permalink)
KUNGFULOSOPHY New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 7	i think you have spyware Lots of sites you visit download cookies that act as spyware. If you use kazaa lite it comes with spyware... These often plant programs all through your computer. They utilize "idle" bandwidth to contact their homebases. If you didn't have the problem at first, I suspect you have accumulated these programs and their competing for space. You can go to lavasoft.com and get a free copy of Adaware. This works well for me. Another well spoken of anti-spyware program is spybot,but i have not used it. Be cautious I understand that some programs advertised as anti-spyware are spyware.

08-19-2004, 01:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	DID u ever try defragmenting ur drives? or diskcleanup or scandisk? __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

07-05-2004, 09:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
boost New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2	What a relief to know I am not the only one.I am experiencing Exactly the same problems as Nikhibuk,even down to not being able to close windows! I dont remember getting this problem until upgrading to XP though. I am using Azureus too.How do you go about configuring ports? Also, can I log on to aol without loading the aol browser? Any advice gratefully received.

08-10-2004, 11:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
Hellfire Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Essex, england Age: 20 Posts: 142	Possible AOL problems... it's AOL of course it's got problems.. I don't see how people can use Gay-OL it sucks big time

08-17-2004, 11:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
dinkimoo New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 6	Like x0m81e I found this thread thru doing a search on google. I'm experiencing these problems too. Every time I start Azureus, the downloads and uploads start off fine, then after a few minutes, it drops to 0 b/s and the webpages don't load on AOL or IE. When I try to sign off or exit AOL, it freezes and if I right click to close it the End Now window comes up. AOL then fails to start up again until I restart the computer.... but AOL manages to crash my computer as well when I try to turn it off (it reaches the 'saving your settings' screen) so I have to reboot it. I think it might just be bittorrent that is the problem or maybe it's because Azureus is a Java based client. I didn't have problems before, but recently I've downloaded more than usual (about 10 GB in total) using BT. IRC works fine as does WinMX. I've changed to a different port on Azureus already (from when the ports were blacklisted or something). I'll try changing to another client, but I need one where you can pick which files to download. Well, maybe someone will find a solution to this problem soon. Hopefully anyways. AOL's so annoying....

08-18-2004, 12:23 AM	#17 (permalink)
dinkimoo New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 6	OK, I've switched to BitSpirit... downloads are going well and AOL has not crashed!!! hopefully it'll stay that way....

08-18-2004, 02:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
kb1ghc Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 220	AOL is for dialup.... slow dialup

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