Bandwidth control in libraries

[Steffen Schilke]

You might want to look at:

http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/

on Linux Trickle
http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-trickle-in-linux/


On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Carol Bean <beanworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Cary,
>
> I hadn't heard about MicroTek.  The situations I had in mind involve WIFI
> routers, so this looks interesting indeed.
>
> Thanks,
> Carol
>
> On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote:
>
> 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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