Internet connection speed required for creating a hub?

gonzalo76 · Post by **gonzalo76** » 2004-10-04 21:01

Hi, I wanted to create a hub but I don't know if I have the correct speed, I have cable 512 Kbits. (60 kb download , 16 kb upload).
Will my download speed suffer because of the hub?
If I wanted to dload some files from another user of the hub, will me download speed be fine or will be slower?

Xan1977 · Post by **Xan1977** » 2004-10-04 21:12

With 16kbit/s upload you can hold about 280-300 people maximum. Until you hit about 140-160 users, you won't notice any drag on your badwidth. After that you can give up on downloading/uploading anything quickly. If you're smart about it, you'll cap the hub to a reasonable number, like 250, and keep the upload speed capped at 11kbits/s. Then you should be able to leech normally.

note: this estimation will vary depending on hubsoft, ratio of passive to active users, scripts or plugins, sustainable line speed, and how many trojans are on your PC.

ivulfusbar · Post by **ivulfusbar** » 2004-10-05 02:24

The math formula we more or less use to estimate is, (Number of users/20)*(Number of users / 20) kbits. It was brought to our attention by verliba and works fairly well in estimating. The point is to realise that its O(N^2).

PseudonympH · Post by **PseudonympH** » 2004-10-05 13:44

Silly broadcast searching, upping the order of bandwidth usage.