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Mati
Dynamic bandwidth sharing 05 March 2015, 16:42 |
Bandwidth manager to be installed on a recycled older WIN XP gateway computer located between router and LAN network switch. Can bandwidth manager be installed on the gateway computer and configured to dynamically equally share the available bandwidth among 25 users, irrespective of protocols or internet activity? If 2 users active then each gets 50%, if 3 users then 33% each, if 4 users then 25% each. If this is possible, please provide config instructions. What would be the minimum memory size & CPU speed requirements?
Re: Dynamic bandwidth sharing 05 March 2015, 16:59 |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 3 519 |
The software implements the so-called round-robin algorithm, which should automatically provide more or less equal distribution to every user.
If however some of them clog the connection with heavy downloads, you may want to penalise them for doing so. Check out the Penalties tab:
As to CPU and memory requirements, for 25 users pretty much anything will do (like 1 Ghz CPU and 512 MB RAM).
If however some of them clog the connection with heavy downloads, you may want to penalise them for doing so. Check out the Penalties tab:
As to CPU and memory requirements, for 25 users pretty much anything will do (like 1 Ghz CPU and 512 MB RAM).
goofy81
Re: Dynamic bandwidth sharing 21 May 2015, 15:43 |
Hi,
Sorry to intrude, I'd like to know more about the multiple connections penalty.
Does the number of connections relate to how many ip's (machines) are utilizing bandwidth? or the actual number of connections the single IP is accessing?
Is the connections only counted if it's in the rules? And does the rules separate upload and download?
thanks
Sorry to intrude, I'd like to know more about the multiple connections penalty.
Does the number of connections relate to how many ip's (machines) are utilizing bandwidth? or the actual number of connections the single IP is accessing?
Is the connections only counted if it's in the rules? And does the rules separate upload and download?
thanks
Re: Dynamic bandwidth sharing 22 May 2015, 12:23 |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 3 519 |
The number of connections is determined how many different combinations of IP addresses are ports have been processed by the rule in the last 5 seconds. For example:
1.2.3.4:7000 <-> 5.6.7.8:80 1.2.3.4:7000 <-> 5.6.7.8:81 9.10.11.12:80 <-> 5.6.7.8:5000If these packets have been seen in the last 5 seconds, the core would assume there are 3 connections. Obviously this value is changing all the time.
goofy81
Re: Dynamic bandwidth sharing 23 May 2015, 08:54 |
Re: Dynamic bandwidth sharing 23 May 2015, 12:11 |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 3 519 |