Re: Bandwidth Limit Freeware

de In_Parentheses 06/28/2006 05:03

"John Jay Smith" <1@2.3> wrote in news:44a295a5$1@newsgate.x-privat.org:

> "In_Parentheses" <quoder@demonstrand.um> wrote in message
> news:Xns97F05AFFAA88QED@212.104.200.36...
>> "John Jay Smith" <1@2.3> wrote in
>> news:44a25aae$1@newsgate.x-privat.org:
>>
>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> what Al said is wrong (as usual), and what you are saying is not
>>> possible for the exact
>>> thing netlimiter does.
>>>
>>> Netlimiter must have direct contact with an app, meaning that is
>>> loaded in the OS,
>>> you see it on a list and you give it bandwidth or limit it.
>>>
>>> The other solutions may be able to limit ports perhaps.. but lots of
>>> programs
>>> change ports, or many programs share ports...
>>>
>>> There are network shapers as you say (I have seen them) but this is
>>> a different thing...
>>> and you cannot use a router or linux to achieve the same results.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mark Carter" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>> news:44a25303$0$15785$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
>>>> Al Klein wrote:
>>>>> On 27 Jun 2006 06:59:22 -0700, "9ust4v0" <9ust4v0@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I need a freeware to set a max bandwidth for application.
>>>>>> I've heard of Netlimiter and Netpeeker, but they are payware...
>>>>>> any freeware out there?
>>>>>
>>>>> If you run a router you may not need software. Some routers can
>>>>> limit bandwidth.
>>>>
>>>> I'm going to give a bit of a nerdy answer (look at me, I'm so 1337
>>>> ;) ) which is probably entirely useless for practical purposes ...
>>>> but I believe that you can do all sorts of weird and wonderful
>>>> traffic shaping with Linux. I can't remember *how*, but I'm sure it
>>>> can be done.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> John Jay,
>>
>> We're talking about Netlimiter Client FREE, right? I have it running
>> for about two months now, am very pleased with the application based
>> stats it offers, however limiting an application's bandwidth is not
>> one of the options the free client offers IMO.
>>
>> Right-clicking an application in the "on-line" list gives you the
>> following
>> options:
>>
>> * Create Process,
>> * Move to hidden,
>> * Show Application's Name (with sub menu)
>> * Show Stats
>> * About (Netlimiter)
>> * Update registration (get the paid pro version, that is)
>>
>> Now, if you have a way of limiting the BW with the free edition, then
>> please share it with us, as I think more users of the program will be
>> interested in this feature.
>>
>> --
>> Jay
>> (IP)
>
>
>
> no he wanted a program that had the limiting function of the
> applications he mentioned...
> that were not free.....
>
>
>
>

Hi John Jay,

Thanks for clarifying this!

--
Jay
(IP)