How do I limit the network usage of a single application

Brian Anderson bikehead at amberpoint.com
Mon Jun 14 17:12:24 UTC 2004


Cool,  that helps with rsync.  I guess I should modify my question to 
say can I limit bandwidth usage of a general application?

dalen wrote:

> Brian Anderson wrote:
>
>> Sorry if this is an obvious question.  I googled for a solution, but 
>> nothing seemed to stand out that wasn't a programming solution.
>>
>> I want to do some downloading without consuming all my DSL 
>> bandwidth.  Is there a way to control the amount of bandwidth an 
>> application like rsync (and all its children) can consume?  I share 
>> my network with other computers, so I can't just use nice to control 
>> usage.
>>
>> Thanks for the help
>>
>> -Brian
>
>
> run "man rsync" from a shell and discover what the --bwlimit option does.
>
>





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