With two PCs (connected via Ethernet), seeding one way shows 0 MiB/s, but the clock going down, whereas it works fine the other way.

[JaredRichardWilliam]

Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): 1773426488
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Fedora 43 (KDE edition)
• Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
• Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
• GPU: RX 7900 XTX (AMD)

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Somehow, the time goes down regardless:

Screencast_20260402_124138.webm

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Connect two Fedora PCs to a gigabit switch with Cat 7 and 8 (SFTP) Ethernet cables.

2. Attempt to seed from mine to my brother's. This succeeds.

3. Seed from his to mine. This fails.

4. Cancel the transfer. This succeeds:

   Screencast_20260402_125351.webm

[JaredRichardWilliam]

This also reproduces on

Steam Beta Branch:  Steam Beta Update
Steam Version:  1775086565
Steam Client Build Date:  Wed, Apr 1, 2026 23:59 UTC -08:00
Steam Web Build Date:  Thu, Apr 2, 2026 00:00 UTC -08:00
Steam API Version:  SteamClient023

which my brother's PC was always on.