Thursday, July 28, 2016

Google Photos upload taking up all bandwidth

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Does your internet stop when you start uploading Google Photos? When I googled the problem, all they said was there was nothing to do about it.  I googled some more and realized that I could go to the router and change the Bandwidth settings.  The router number is usually accessed through http://192.168.1.1. This is for a Netgear router.  The username is usually admin, with a blank password or the password of "password".  Go to the advanced tab, and find the QoS setup.  Adjust the Bandwidth (uplink bandwidth maximum).  I read that they suggested 75% of the typical upload speed.  I have an upload of 1GB, so set my uplink bandwidth to 750 Kbps.  Worked perfectly.  Hope this can help someone!

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