Internet connection issue

[Alex C]

Hey thanks so much for the help! Of course it cuts down my connection speed,
but at least now I can browse while updates are running in the background. I
still haven't tested with others using the internet at the same time, but
this might just be the solution I've been looking for. I might play around
with the speed to see if I can get a faster download without taking all the
bandwidth.

Just out of curiosity, I'm still new to Linux so I'm learning the ins and
outs. Do fixes like this work on other distros? I have Fedora 15 on another
laptop to check out Gnome 3 and I'm curious if this would work there, or do
different distros have different file structures and such?

Thanks again!!

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 5:08 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 05/31/2011 12:41 AM, Alex wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I've had this issue for a while, and since I just found this mailing
> > list, I figured I'd give it a shot. I've been using Ubuntu for about six
> > months now, and one thing I noticed is that whenever I'm downloading
> > anything (Ubuntu updates, random files in Firefox, torrents etc..) my
> > internet connection slows to a crawl. It affects the rest of the network
> > as well. If I'm downloading Ubuntu updates for example, it takes 2-3
> > minutes just to load Google sometimes, and the other people in the house
> > on the computer at the same time notice it as well. I've gotten to the
> > point where I have to wait until late at night to download anything.
> >
>
> When you use the update manager it uses the full bandwidth of the
> network link. See:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/193558
> [[Wishlist] Include limit-rate bandwidth option ]
> (my bug report dating back to Feb 2008)
>
> You can limit the the bandwidth that update-manager takes by following
> my instructions in comment #7. Just set the limit to whatever you think
> reasonable for your connection. For example, if you've a 1.5MB down
> connection, then:
>
> $ gksu gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf
>
> Then insert (you can copy & paste):
>
> //---------------------------
> // Options for limiting Update Manager download speeds
> Acquire
> {
> Queue-Mode "access"; // host|access
> http
> {
> Dl-Limit "100"; // 100Kb/sec maximum download rate
> };
> };
> //--------------------------
>
> Save the file. Now your update-manager will use no more than 1MB (100Kb)
> of the bandwidth & you (and the others) should still be able to browse,
> read emails, communicate with this list, etc.  You can adjust the limit
> according to your ISP bandwidth & what you wish to reserve for other
> applications & other users on your network; just modify the 'Dl-Limit'
> line in the file. For example if you've a 3Mb download DSL you may want
> to set the limit to 2Mb:
>
> Dl-Limit "200"; // 200Kb/sec maximum download rate
>
>
>
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