Questions tagged [bandwidth]
Bandwidth tag should be used when asking questions about data transfer rates over various data buses or network protocols.
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How do I measure how much bandwidth Internet Radio hogs?
I was thinking about logging into Pandora at work like I do at home, but I'm concerned about sucking up all of the available bandwidth on the network with something that's not strictly work-related. I ...
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Is it possible to use HDMI cable to transfer files between notebooks?
HDMI 1.3 bandwidth is over 10G. Notebook nowadays has HDMI port available. Is that possible that we use HDMI cable to hook up 2 notebook and perform file copy operation?
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Is it possible to rate-limit an scp/sftp/rsync/etc transfer from the command-line? ie, manual QoS on a single command?
Specifically, I am looking to rate-limit an scp or sftp session (or other arbitrary network call) in the call itself.
For example, let's say I want to copy 100MB to one server, and 1GB to another. I'...
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Why is my actual download speed less than that found by by speedtest.net?
I ran my Internet connection through SpeedTest.net which claims that it finds out the actual Internet speed, much lower than that promised by my ISP.
But—while downloading—the speed is much lesser ...
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How can I throttle the bandwidth consumed by Windows Automatic Updates?
We have many Windows XP computers sharing one connection to the internet. These machines are set to download all available automatic updates and then prompt the user to install them.
Whenever Patch ...
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Options for bandwidth management on a shared internet connection
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Rural location, not many options for high-bandwidth internet connections. The fastest by far is Satellite internet, but it's expensive (both equipment and monthly cost, and has latency ...
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Monitoring Bandwidth Across Multiple Systems in a Home Network
For the past several years, I have been using a simple software bandwidth monitor on my computer to keep track of my monthly bandwidth usage. It has worked fine (more or less; the numbers are slightly ...
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Can I leave my bandwidth higher than it actually is?
When setting up my internet connection, my router asks for the upstream and downstream bandwidth. What does this really do?
Is this only for limiting bandwidth to proritze between networks? So if you ...
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How do determine how much bandwidth a process is using in Linux
On occasion I see my bandwidth usage using gnome-system-monitor going up to 300kbit/s. I just can't figure out what is causing it. I want to know what process or program in using my network like that?
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Windows 10 internet speed capped at half the original speed on new PC
I got a new pc, the internet speed is somehow capped at 5 MB/s on every program .. Torrent, steam, chrome downloads and everything.
I tried with my laptop and other pc and it's runs all good, no ...
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Limit Chrome's bandwidth
For web development purposes, I want to be able to throttle the bandwidth Chrome uses, especially for localhost connections.
I know that the add-on "Firefox Throttle" does that in Firefox; is there a ...
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Is SATA bandwith per Port or per Controller?
I always assumed that it was per Controller channel, and that If I have 4xSATA 3.0Gb/s ports on my Motherboard then I should have a potential 12.0Gb/s of bandwidth. However, after doing some searching ...
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Bandwidth monitor for Mac OS X?
This is similar to the question:
Does software exist to log all download / upload usage?
But, I want to know what options are out there for OS X? This includes Dashboard widgets and standard ...
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Is 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band shared across routers?
When having a router with a 2.4 GHz connection, I understand from my previous question that it will be slower than a 5 GHz one, but I am confused on the following:
Is the 2.4 GHz more congested due to ...
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What can I use to measure the bandwidth a specific Windows application uses?
Ideally, I'd like to hear of an application to show how much bandwidth each application is consuming on my local Windows PC. Alternatively, instructions to use any other application for this purpose. ...
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