how to limit uploads/downloads?

leo_t · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 93

there's a program in windows that allow to limit the upload and download of each application running, it's name is netlimiter, is there such a program in linux?

thanks

YetiChick · n00b Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 69

Trickle?

I haven't used it, but it looks promising.

http://monkey.org/~marius/pages/?page=trickle

It's in Portage, but masked.

leo_t · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 93

does it have GUI? and is it available in portage?

thanks

unix · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:00 pm Post subject:

YetiChick · n00b Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 69

No, there's no GUI.

It's in Portage, but it's masked.

I played with it a little bit after I posted my original reply - it works.

The way the Linux kernel handles networking, it's unlikely that you're going to find a userspace program which will work the way you're used to using Netlimiter. Such an application would almost certainly require a kernel patch.

If you do find something, let me know. I'd like to see what they did.

leo_t · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 93

thanks, i will check it.