Limiting bandwidth hogs by application rather than by user in Linux

Limiting bandwidth hogs by application rather than by user in Linux

There are a lot of ways to do this, but Trickle does give a fairly simple way to limit applications on the fly (or globally). Unlike more traditional methods like IPtables or bandwidthd etc., this is a quick, easy, and (unless you want it to be) non permenant solution to using applications that normally hog bandwidth while allowing other applications to function smoothly. For example, downloading a big file without disrupting your YouTube cats viewing session.

Note that this article isn't for everyone. The author uses a long demonstration format to teach the concepts. Setting up ncftp and testing it before and after. But you can skim through and pickup the concepts easily enough.
My other issue with the article is the subtle backdoor Mormon Church advertising, but you can easily ignore that by just not watching the sample video.

#Linux   #sysadmin   #Networking   #Bandwidth  
http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-trickle-in-linux/