[Harleyd77]

Hi, I am wondering what kind of speeds i should be looking for, right now I'm only getting 1.7 MB. I have ssl enabled on sab and am using port 563. Sab is forwarded through 8080. I'm at a loss.

[nntpjunkie]

Before we can answer what kind of speeds you should be getting we first need to know how fast your internet connection is in megabytes or megabits per second - visit http://speakeasy.net/speedtest/ pick the city closest to where you are and report back with you connection - you can see the speed in Mbits or MB/s at the bottom - Cheers!

[Zedd]

I can't see where you get MBps at the bottom, but in case he has the same problem just go to http://www.numion.com/calculators/units.html

Use the drop down to select mbps then look at the conversion below after you enter your calculation from speakeasy.

[dizzyikea]

Some providers like virgin here in the uk limit port 563 and 119 speeds could be that? if so check with usenetserver to see if they have an alternative

[nntpjunkie]

Standard NNTP:
UsenetServer supports Port 119 as the default NNTP port, and ports 23, 25, 119, 3128, 8000 and 9000.

SSL Connections:
secure.usenetserver.com only allows encrypted SSL connections on ports 443, 563, 8080.

Check out the FAQ for more info
UsenetServer FAQ

[Harleyd77]

I used speedtest.net and it says I'm getting about 15MB/s, I've tried plugging straight into the modem so that rules out my router, I will try a different port through sabnzbd I guess. Am I correct in thinking that if I put secure.usenetserver.con and pick a ssl port and enable ssl in sabnzbd it should be working, I have an exception in my firewall on windows 7. Maybe I will turn the firewall off and see what happens. I have a feeling its something simple. If I posted my traceroute off usenet would someone be able to tell me anything off that? It's all gibberish to me.
Thanks
Harley
- forgot to mention that I'm using shaw cable in bc, canada

[darkscout]

15/8=1.875.

Make sure you're not mixing up your bits and bytes.

[Harleyd77]

Thanks everyone, turns out my "high speed extreme " is 25Mbps which means I'm getting the full speed out of if or almost, time to upgrade.
Is there a way to manage couch potato, imbd and sickbeard through a web interface on xbmc? I've looked at a couple things but cant find what I'm looking for. Thanks