Our cable provider has limited our upload rate. If visitors take files from us beyond 10K byte/sec, the connection is automatically disconnected for a month. Can we limit the upload rate so we don’t get disconnected?
You might be able to configure your cable modem to perform bandwidth throttling. Check if your modem downloads its configuration at boot time from the service provider, or if you can adjust the bandwidth-limiting settings yourself.
Other options depend on how you deliver files. Microsoft Internet Information Server Web servers have bandwidth-throttling options in the IIS property sheet and in Web site property sheets. Apache servers can use the Squid proxy to limit bandwidth; and Linux can provide bandwidth-control capabilities through IPChains and IPTables settings.
If you deliver files via a peer-to-peer network, check the software for bandwidth control settings. WinMX can limit upload and download through the bandwidth window; Kazaa lets you control bandwidth through the Tools/Options/Advanced menu.
MikroTik RouterOs is a free router operating-system software package that can turn a PC into a dedicated router and bandwidth-shaping gateway.
