Bandwidth control in libraries

[Cary Gordon]

Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software,
and there are lots of them.

I am a fan of MicroTek <http://www.mikrotik.com/>, a company that builds
software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are
inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the
Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 <
http://routerboard.com/RB750>, costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It
might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it
to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly
priced.

These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi
routers configured as APs.


On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean <beanworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello folks,
>
> I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries
> do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites),
> but I don't see anything recent.  If you are using something for bandwidth
> management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries
> with limited resources.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Carol
>
> Carol Bean
> beanworks at gmail.com
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