RE: bandwidth 'depredation'

[Giuliano Pochini <pochini@shiny.it>]

On 11-Jun-2002 DervishD wrote:
>     Hello all :))
>
>     I've noticed that, when using certain programs like 'wget', the
> bandwidth seems to be 'depredated' by them. When I download a file
> with lukemftp or with links, the bandwidth is then distributed
> between all IP clients, but when using wget or some ftp clients, it
> is not distributed. BTW, I'm using an ADSL line (128 up / 256 down).
>
>     IMHO, the IP layer (well, in this case the TCP layer) should
> distribute the bandwidth (although I don't know how to do this), and
> the kernel seems to be not doing it.

No, IP doesn't balance anything. You have to filter the traffic with
QoS of traffic shapers to give different "priorities" to packets as
you like. Wget doesn't "grab" the bandwidth, it's the remote server
that fills it.


Bye.