But I know the is a Windows utility called GetRight which does
exactly what I want
, but I want it on Linux.
In GetRight you specify the maximum throughput and the speed
will always be less than the maximum specified.
Any ideas how I could this in Linux ???
Thanks in advance,
Wim
> > I am FTP'ing a new kernel(+/- 10MB) at max speed (4K/s).
> > If I would start surfing(http) now, the speed of webpages coming
> through
> > would be terrible. So I would like to lower the priority of the
> > ftp-connection and raise those of the http-connection. How can I do
> this
>
> Short answer: You can't.
>
> Longer answer: You don't control the speed at which incoming data is
> received. You only control the speed at which outgoing data is sent.
> Therefore, you do not control the priorities which you seek to set.
> Furthermore, there really aren't any such "priorities", the speed of
> the
> data is controlled only by the capacity of the network hardware in
> between
> you and the remote sites.
>
> It would be possible to write software (which would have to be run at
> the
> ISP in the form of a proxy) that could allow such regulation to take
> place. I'm not aware of any such software, however.
>
>
>
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