maybe shaper can help, and also have a look at network queueing options in the kernel and netfilter
On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 02:52:33AM +1000 or thereabouts, Lex Hider wrote: > Can I nice various network jobs [eg, web-browsing, apt-get update, mail-get] > like I would a CPU process. > > Here's the deal. > > Using nice on my linux box is great. > eg. > nice make-kpkg --revision=x kernel_image > > While compiling my kernel I still get priority to other > things that I'm doing [mozilla, ooffice, etc] but if I'm > not doing anything all my cpu cycles go to the compile. > [I'm sure most people know what nice is but I want to make > sure my point is clear.] > > I'd like to do the same thing with respect to bandwidth. > eg. > netnice wget http://foo.com/dirty_big_download > netnice apt-get dist-upgrade > > Now if I'm web-browsing and reading a page already loaded > all the bandwidth goes to wget/apt-get. > But when I am loading a web-site or checking my mail then > the priority for the bandwidth goes to the browser like > in the cpu-nice example. > > ======= > Does an application that achieves the above exist currently? > If not; is it possible or even a good idea? > > Thankyou, > > Lex. > > PS - I'd appreciate a CC because I'm not on user list but > I will check the web archives regardless. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
