Re: Bandwidth Limiting...

[John Corey <whoop@mtco.com>]

Tim Grossner wrote:
> 
> Uhm, not really what i was talking about...Im not wanting to limit a
> certain task in processing, but make it so that a particular IP doesnt
> suck down/spit out more than say X number of bytes per second.
> 

The Traffic Shaper module in the kernel can do half that.  It will limit
what is sent out a Linux box to as low as 9600 baud.  It's text in the
Documentation directory says the only way to limit the downloading half
is to enable it from your uplink (if they have a Linux box, or through a
router or something).

That is, unless something new has popped up.  I looked into this
recently, trying to find a way to just slowly download a big file (say
kernel source), leaving plenty of modem bandwidth for the usual stuff
(Slashdotting).  I was thinking abuot maybe some sort of CGI script to
put up on my ISP.  Have it essentially proxy the file, and just spit out
a handful of bytes and then sleep for a second.  Someday maybe...

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