Internet Download/Upload speeds drop significantly when launching Star Citizen
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When launching Star Citizen, my internet speeds drop from 900+ mbps to roughly 10mbps. I have tested with multiple games, applications, and streaming services. My internet speed remains stable until this one application is launched. I have also tested if it is a local issue on my pc, but once the application is launched, all devices on my network are impacted by the reduced connection speed.
I was initially suspecting the traffic was being viewed as a DDOS, but that does not appear to be the case as I do not have any additional packages installed to monitor for this. Also, I reached out to another friend who uses the same application (but is not using pfsense) and he has zero issues with his internet speeds when launching the game.
Im at a loss here on where to even begin looking at what the cause may be.
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I have experienced the exact same. Including when updating the game as well. I've noticed that when I run an update, for the inital 15ish minutes it will run at my regular speed, then it will drop down to 10mbps. If I pause and resume the download, then it will resume back to the normal speed. Pausing/unpausing has saved me a ton of time for large updates. Strange behavior overall. Unfortunately I am locked with my xfinity router at the moment, so I can't do much additional investigation/tweaking.