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Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 25.11.2013, 22:04
by snadge
I think it would be a great Idea if you could put a download speed restrictor on this, just so it can run at set amount of your available bandwidth nice and quietly in background as not too affect other users on the network - currently it uses 100% of my 17Mbps connection, I would like to be able to set it to 50% or so..

Re: Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 25.11.2013, 23:47
by harry
How about using a .wgetrc file?

At {yourWOUdir}\bin create a file .wgetrc (notepad .wgetrc from command line) with
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#Set download limit rate in Bytes/sec
limit-rate=8500000
#

If you want to turn off the limit rate simply rename the file .wgetrc.

Re: Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 25.11.2013, 23:55
by snadge
excellent man... :)

I have created the file and will try it out at next update...

just too be sure this is correct?:

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thanks again

oh you dont know if there is anyway to create shortcuts to files in the root directory of a USB key when the drive letter changes from PC to PC..? just I would like the updater in the root of the drive to save browsing to it, same with the speed restriction

thanks again :)

Re: Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 26.11.2013, 00:09
by harry
snadge wrote:just too be sure this is correct?:

In order to work the file has to have the name .wgetrc (wget comes from the unix world).
From a command line run:
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cd /D "d:\Downloads\Windows Server Updates Service OFFLINE\bin"
ren "SPEED LIMIT.wgetrc" .wgetrc

Re: Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 26.11.2013, 00:22
by snadge
thanks again matey :)

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which inside has the code:

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#Set download limit rate in Bytes/sec
limit-rate=8500000
#

Re: Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 26.11.2013, 09:01
by aker
That should be correct.

Re: Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 26.11.2013, 09:01
by Gerby
Hi!

I think you have to omit one 0, so the value should be 850,000 bytes/s (850 kBytes/s), or you won't have any effect on a 17 Mbit/s line. ;)

Gerby

Re: Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 26.11.2013, 09:27
by Matjes
17 Megabits/sec = 2125000 Bytes/sec

50 percent: (2125000 Bytes/sec) / 2 = 1062500 Bytes/sec

Re: Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 26.11.2013, 10:23
by harry
:oops:

Re: Download Speed Restrictions

PostPosted: 26.11.2013, 11:04
by snadge
thanks for that....and no worries.. having my own broadband support forum I should of spotted that one myself hehe

cheers all - beers on me :)

edit: i see there are two suggestions - the 1062500 is correct :) this is around 8.5 M/Bits, just over 1MB/s (incase anyone else wants to use this)