On Tuesday 01 January 2002 21:45, Andreas Maresch wrote: > Hello! > > I have a small problem. > I want to download some (debian) cd's. > With my isdn-connection, one cd takes ~ 1 day to download. > That is no problem. The problem is, debian is so efficient in > networking that the download uses 100% of the capability of my > internet connection. > I cannot establish another connection (e.g. browse a website, ...) > as long a download is active. > Here comes my question: Is it possible to throttle a connection? > Can I set a maximum download speed? Is it possible to set the speed > for a single application or only a general limit? > > > Questions over questions ;-D > > Thanx in advance for the answers. > > > Andreas Maresch
Hi, You can also use prozilla (apt-get install prozilla) to download the image. Then run the command: proz --max-bps=2048 'ftp://location_of_file'' In this example the limit is 2K. prozilla can also segment your downloads and resume them in case of disconnect or some other error. see: proz --help and: man proz PS funny, the --max-bps is mentioned in 'proz --help' but not in the man page. -- Meir Kriheli
