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KBDMB1
Aspirant
Mar 21, 2022
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RBK852 - Slow download speeds with NZB's - QoS issue?

Hi There,   I have been loving our Orbi RBK852 setup at home, great coverage and ease of use but I have been noticing some slow download speeds when using NZB files to download various types of fil...
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    KBDMB1
    Apr 02, 2022

    Just wanted to add the resolution to this topic, it seems that the slow download speeds were on my end. I recently switched to windows 11 and it did not cross my mind, so after doing some research and some tests, I reinstalled the lan drivers on my desktop and all of an sudden, the speeds were capped.

     

    Thanks for the help and hints.

     

     

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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 21, 2022

My guess is that the Orbi router is not aware of, nor has a mechanism to control NZB downloads.

Much more likely that the combination of NZB downloader and UseNet provider are "doing the best they can."

 https://www.cogipas.com/nzb-downloader/ 

https://www.cogipas.com/best-usenet-provider/ 

 

If there is a way to increase NZB download speed, my guess is that it will be found in UseNet forums rather  than here.

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    KBDMB1
    Aspirant
    Mar 22, 2022

    The thing is that using the same usenet providers and nzb downloader with my pervious router caused no issues. I could easily reach almost the max speeds. I have of course also tried different  providers and downloaders in combination with the Orbi and all have throttled speeds. To me, like you mentioned, it sounds like the Orbi is not detecting the high traffic created from the nzb downloaders as priority. So not sure how NZB or UseNet forums could help here.

     

    Any other suggestions I could look at? I will in the mean time also stroll the NZB/UseNet forums.

     

    Thanks