Bandwidth Control for Windows

[denny]

Do you know the bandwidth controller for windows or any other OS?
Please help me.

[Sam]

Perhaps, as this question is asked a lot we should make a sticky that has a few solutions to this frequently asked question. A couple of working (tested with 95/98/ME/NT/2k/XP) solutions are:

Bandwidth Controller - sets a hard cap on the NIC
(rx & tx control + IP source and destination protocol control)
www.bandwidthcontroller.com/index.html

Net Limiter - puts a limit on a -per- program basis
(rx & tx control)
www.netlimiter.com

CFOS software - performs QOS types of prioritising
(packet sheduling and bandwidth shaping)
(note : I have nto used this software myself - feedback PLZ)
www.cfos.de/index2_e.html

Net Peeker - puts a limit on a -per- program basis
(note : I have not used this software myself - feedback PLZ)
www.net-peeker.com

Webscout - allows filtering of content and b/w / usage (MB) restrictions
-also allows file type / page blocking and individual user management
www.globalpatrol.net/webscout

Shunra Nimbus - sets a hard cap on the NIC (this program is FREE)
(bi-directional cap - no rx / tx control)
www.angelfire.com/oz/shunra/Nimbus.exe
(if someone else has a better link for nimbus - let me know)
(ONLY WORKS WITH NT/XP)

Internet Gateway Monitor (IGM)
For win32 clients an app for helping monitor your network's traffic
(but not shape or control) : studiocoast.com/igm.asp

There are more win32 solutions -BUT- myself and others have not been able to successfully implement them on our systems.

[stella]

Do you know about the bandwidth controller software’s for LINUX,UNIX or BSD?
Help me.

[Curt]

For Linux/Unix/BSD users, a few to try:

Clark Connect : www.clarkconnect.org/info/1.2.html
Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control guide : lartc.org
The "Wonder Shaper" script : lartc.org/wondershaper

BSD : www.benzedrine.cx/ackpri.html
(Note altq and pf have been in OpenBSD for sometime but you'll need to upgrade to 3.3 to get the benefits of the merged config file - Know1)

For linux users there is also

ClarkConnect 1.2 www.clarkconnect.org/info/1.2.html that have a "Bandwidth limiter" feature www.clarkconnect.org/web...nfo.jsp?id=10030 .

Linux users can learn about tc in the Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO, and the Wondershaper script.

[denny]

Thank you to everyone who’s helped me.

[Edo]

HI all,

I have a question, Does anyone know how to shape a bandwidth. There are programs on the net that do this but you would have to install them in your computer for it to work ie netlimiter.

I am looking for a solution in a more global sense such as fixing how the router looks at traffice and fliter some out.

Cheers

Ed

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[joaef@zeusdata.dk]

[Guest]

http://www.netlimiter.com
NetLimiter is an ultimate internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Win98/Win98 SE, WinME, Win2000 and WinXP. You can use NetLimiter to set download/upload transfer rate limits for applications or even single connection and monitor their internet traffic.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=65793&p=-1
www.youngzsoft.net/ccpro...idth-control.htm
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA027031/wintc/

[visal]

I am live in very poor country (cambodia).if any one have link to download webscout v1.2 (not v2.0) please posst it for me or can send this software for me by mail: sokvisal@yahoo.com. waiting for reply....

[DVijlbri]

Have a look at the packetshaper product from packeteer. Not cheap, but on a company budget not impossible.

Cheers
Dennis