[Klug-general] Bittorent and slow internet

[Hubertus A. Haniel]

Nah you can setup QoS using iptables or you can use wondershaper which 
is a script around tc (part of iproute2) - It is part of the SuSE 
distro, don't know if it is in other distros.

Regards
Hubba


Dan Attwood wrote:
> hmm i have a feeling the only real way of setting up some kind of QoS
> is to buy a new router. My Partner will have a fit if i suggest
> installing an old pc as a router, seeing as it will have to be placed
> under the TV in the living room.
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/01/07, MacGyveR <macgyver at thedumbterminal.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Thursday 11 Jan 2007 09:27, Dan Attwood wrote:
>> > Hi all
>> >
>> > I've recently set up Torrentflux on my home server and overall it's
>> > really good - however it's murdering my internet connection. Whilst
>> > the torrents are running the web is unusably slow. It also means I
>> > can't getting into my web site during the day - which defeats the
>> > object.
>> >
>> > The quick fix solution to this was to use a script that pauses all
>> > python scripts on the server. This then runs as a cron job so that
>> > when my partner arrives home in the evening she can check her emails
>> > without me being shouted at.
>> >
>> > I have also
>> >
>> > Opened and forwarded the relevent ports on my router
>> > Throtled the download and uploads speeds to a quarter of my total 
>> bandwidth
>> > Limited the numbers of down/uploads
>> >
>> > I wondered if any one has any idea what might be causing this slowness
>> > and how I can fix it? are there any gui traffic shappers avaialbe
>> >
>> > Dan
>> >
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>> you need to setup QOS so you can give normall web browsing and email 
>> traffic
>> priority over the torrent data.
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