On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 09:57:07AM -0600, David Berg wrote: > How can I set upgrade or backup traffic to the back burner so that web > browsing or audio streams don't suffer? Basically a renice equivalent > for network traffic. > > A man page or proper search terms is sufficient, I just can't seem to > come up with appropriate terms.
It depends how you're doing the backups. If you're using rsync over ssh you might want to use the '--bwlimit=xxx' option. If you're using something else you might be interested in the `trickle` package: description: user-space bandwidth shaper Trickle is a voluntary, cooperative bandwidth shaper. it works entirely in userland and is very easy to use. . The most simple application is to limit the bandwidth usage of programs. Steve -- # The Debian Security Audit Project. http://www.debian.org/security/audit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
