>Does "netusage" actually do anything with regard to the amount of
>bandwidth amanda uses? ...
No. From the amanda(8) man page ("INTERFACE SECTION"):
Note that these sections define network interface charac-
teristics, not the actual interface that will be used. Nor
do they impose limits on the bandwidth that will actually be
taken up by Amanda. Amanda computes the estimated bandwidth
each file system backup will take based on the estimated
size and time, then compares that plus any other running
backups with the limit as another of the criteria when
deciding whether to start the backup. Once a backup starts,
Amanda will use as much of the network as it can leaving
throttling up to the operating system and network hardware.
>Dan Debertin
John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
