Steam does not apply custom bandwidth limit

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9295 · opened 2023-03-24 by nocnoc94 · updated 2023-05-24 · 5 comments · github

Nnocnoc94 2023-03-24 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): March 20 2024 Flatpak
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Fedora
Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When you set a bandwidth limit in the steam settings, steam sometimes applies it and sometimes doesn't. I don't know what triggers it to not work. But when it doesn't it uses up all the available bandwidth on my network

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Set bandwidth limit in settings
Download steam game
Observe download speed

WWraithdog 2023-04-01 github

Doesn't appear to be isolated to Fedora or Linux in general. Getting the same thing on Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC x64 as of the March 24 2023 build.

RrKsanu2MMYvypWePtQWM 2023-04-05 github

Can confirm on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and native (non-flatpak) installation.

RrKsanu2MMYvypWePtQWM 2023-04-06 github

I saw an update related to this issue in the changelog however it seems something is still missing

Screenshot_20230406_153755

SSplarkszter 2023-04-19 github

+1, same problem

Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.1

TThis-guy-breaks-shit 2023-05-24 github

Running Apr 28 2023 build on Windows 10 Home. Same issue here. Attempted turning the setting on and off, restarting steam etc with no luck. Seems to ignore it quite reliably.

Nothing extracted yet.