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Is there a way to use Wireshark to prove my ISP is throttling my internet?

Hey guys/gals,

As a hobby, I stream on twitch.tv. I have been encountering issues recently (over the past month or so), where my up stream is solid at 3 mb/sec, and then hits a wall where the upload speed drops and jumps.

https://i.imgur.com/gVBssow.jpg

OBS shows the connection is faultering. I have trouble shot as much as I could on my own, as someone who is relatively tech-illiterate.

I have updated drivers, I have swapped out cables, modems, computers. All have shown the same issue. I am wondering if I can use wireshark to show that my ISP is dropping packets.

I apologize if this is not an appropriate question for this site, thank you for your help!

Is there a way to use Wireshark to prove my ISP is throttling my internet?

Hey guys/gals,

As a hobby, I stream on twitch.tv. I have been encountering issues recently (over the past month or so), where my up stream is solid at 3 mb/sec, and then hits a wall where the upload speed drops and jumps.

https://i.imgur.com/gVBssow.jpg

OBS shows the connection is faultering. I have trouble shot as much as I could on my own, as someone who is relatively tech-illiterate.

I have updated drivers, I have swapped out cables, modems, computers. All have shown the same issue. I am wondering if I can use wireshark to show that my ISP is dropping packets.

I apologize if this is not an appropriate question for this site, thank you for your help!

ETA: I know I am not hitting my max upload speed. I pay for 5 mb/s up. But I get this same issue even at 1.5 mb/s upload or below.

Is there a way to use Wireshark to prove my ISP is throttling my internet?

Hey guys/gals,

As a hobby, I stream on twitch.tv. I have been encountering issues recently (over the past month or so), where my up stream is solid at 3 mb/sec, and then hits a wall where the upload speed drops and jumps.

https://i.imgur.com/gVBssow.jpg

OBS shows the connection is faultering. I have trouble shot as much as I could on my own, as someone who is relatively tech-illiterate.

I have updated drivers, I have swapped out cables, modems, computers. All have shown the same issue. I am wondering if I can use wireshark to show that my ISP is dropping packets.

I apologize if this is not an appropriate question for this site, thank you for your help!

ETA: I know I am not hitting my max upload speed. I pay for 5 mb/s up. But I get this same issue even at 1.5 mb/s upload or below.below.

ETA2: I also have changed ingest servers when this happens to other servers that offer good connections, and the issue remains.