bandwidth usage limit

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Sapeer
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bandwidth usage limit

Post by Sapeer » 2003-06-01 16:54

Hello. I would like to ask for a possibility to limit the total bandwidth usage, i.e. both downloads and uploads.

The reason is that whenever I start DC (and I have it active 24/7 on a disconnected Terminal session) and try to use the net I suddenly remember the good old 33.6 modem times :? Also, I have to turn DC off during the day, 'cause I need to access my machine from work and this is nearly impossible with DC sucking up all available kbps.

The feature could be as low-level in terms of DC source as possible; no distinctions, no exceptions, just a possibility to limit bandwidth usage to a set kbps, or perhaps a percentage of the maximum throughput possible.

Also, the feature would not be thought of as unfair, since it would slow down both uploads and downloads, by the same factor.
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Post by Charalambos » 2003-06-01 16:56

In normal dc++ you can set limit for downloads.

If you want to limitate uploads you have to use a modified dc++ client as dc++k or bcdc.
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Sapeer
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Post by Sapeer » 2003-06-02 18:09

DC++, as far as I have found out, allows me to limit the number of downloads only, not the combined maximum speed.

Nevertheless, even if it were as you said, it wouldn't solve my problem - what bandwidth the downloads freed would immediately be taken by uploads.

I think this feature would be useful to many DC++ users, and also since many hubs allow only unmodified DC++ clients, I think it should be added to the original.
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Post by sarf » 2003-06-03 10:28

Not that it is important, but DC++k 0.25+ "emulates" (i.e. does not advertise that it is DC++k) DC++ perfectly (yet another shameless plug!).

Upload limiting will not be added to the orginal DC++ due to several very good reasons - search for upload limiting to find out why.

Oh, and DC++ has a setting for how many kb/s it will allow before it will cease starting any more downloads (just below the number of downloads setting).

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