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Title: Limiting Bandwidth Usage
Post by: Brett Knuchel on August 27, 2003, 11:11:49 AM

We have a problem in that we are using a dialup connection and when someone sends out a large email attachment it chokes up the connection for everyone else.  Is there a way of limiting the bandwidth for outgoing email connections?

Title: Re: Limiting Bandwidth Usage
Post by: Shane on August 28, 2003, 04:06:54 AM

Search for "CBQ"

Title: Re: Limiting Bandwidth Usage
Post by: Krusty on August 28, 2003, 04:13:44 AM

under /etc/sysconfig/cbq there is an example file of how to control bandwidth by ip address change this or recreate it to suit yourself. Works okay until you get a heap of users it gets a bit lost when there is more then 50 -100 entries. Give me an email if you get stuck and i will help you out. Dont forget to stop and start cbq after you have created the files hope this helps. I know the feeling as my missus gets onto shareware sites and was hogging all the bandwidth too. So i had to fix it and it works fine

Title: Re: Limiting Bandwidth Usage
Post by: chris isidro on August 28, 2003, 08:29:08 AM

the only way is to upgrade your internet thru either DSL or any connection much higher,,,dialup handles only 56 kbps so why go to DSL