How to limit b/w per application?

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DaveC - 27 Jun 2005 17:03 GMT

I want to prevent certain applications from hogging DSL bandwidth. Is there a
simple way to slice up the b/w pie, granting only so much b/w to each app?

The Google results I come up with all discuss using a PC router, or such,
with custom b/w mgmt. software.

Ideas for an elegant OS X solution?

Thanks,

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Jerry Kindall - 27 Jun 2005 17:25 GMT

> I want to prevent certain applications from hogging DSL bandwidth. Is there a
> simple way to slice up the b/w pie, granting only so much b/w to each app?
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> Ideas for an elegant OS X solution?

throttled: http://intrarts.com/throttled.html
carrafix: http://www.carrafix.com/

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Sander Tekelenburg - 28 Jun 2005 01:38 GMT

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> throttled: http://intrarts.com/throttled.html
> carrafix: http://www.carrafix.com/

And, if I understand correctly[*], since Tiger dummynet is available in
ipfw (instead og just a mention in the man page, like before), so that's
another option.

[*] Someone told me. I haven't yet looked at it myself.

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How to limit b/w per application?