Performance fluctuates unpredictably across connections.
Performance fluctuates unpredictably across connections.
It's possible you're being limited based on the network your VPN is connecting you to. Changing your VPN settings could affect speed and reliability for different services.
You're experiencing varying connections depending on how many others are using the network. High-end DSL can only reliably reach 100 Mb/s in exceptional cases (VDSL2+ Bonded) and more commonly offers 6-20 Mb/s (ADSL2+/ADSL2+ Bonded). It's expected that traffic spikes would cause significant fluctuations, especially when many people are online—even a single user downloading a large game can quickly saturate the connection.
Checking my usual performance on speetest.net, but no results on steam or league of legends
1080p video behaves differently from formats like League, allowing League at 512kbps when only one person is online and no background activity. This contrasts with someone receiving 1000Mbps while many players are playing Minecraft. The issue might stem from router limits, meaning your modems can handle only a certain number of client requests simultaneously, potentially placing you on a waiting list until they process your request. Do you have the chance to secure your own line for the dorm?
This does look like someone has these applications set to super low priority, what kind of VPN do you have? because there is a good chance nothing we do in this regard will make games like league or steam games playable. You may be able to get away with games that use 3rd party servers though. It also looks like the university owns that IP, which means there is a good chance that they have their own private network just for the campus. Do you have access to a modem?
No problem. You only have one Ethernet port at home linked to your own router.