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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Transatlantic ping faster than sending a pixel to the screen?
John Carmack tweeted,
I can send an IP packet to Europe faster than I can send a pixel to the screen. How f’d up is that?
And if this weren’t John Carmack, I’d file it under “the interwebs being ...
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Way to limit bandwidth of programs on Windows?
Is there a technique in Windows that can selectively limit bandwidth of a running process?
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Is there a good tool for monitoring network activity on Mac OS X? [closed]
Is there a good bit of software on Mac OS X that I can use to monitor incoming and outgoing network activity? Nothing too geeky, I just want something simple to use.
I'm on version 10.6 (Snow Leopard)...
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Does moving my router from 20MHz to 40 MHz increase my wireless speed?
I found out that my wireless access point supports dual band (LinkSys E3000), so I went to its settings and changed it from operating on 20MHz to 40MHz.
Does this mean I get a faster WiFi connection ...
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How to throttle bandwidth on a Linux network interface?
Is there a way to constrain the bandwidth on a NIC in linux? I'd like to be able to simulate an arbitrarily slow connection.
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Is there a way to find out what application using most of bandwidth in Linux? [closed]
I'm looking for an utility that could show me how much of a bandwidth each process are using. It should just print the data and exit as I want to feed that list into conky.
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Bandwidth Usage
I am wondering how much bandwidth in terms of bytes sent/received is consumed by a typical remote desktop session. I need to know this because our ISP enforces a cap on monthly bandwidth usage (i.e. ...
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Make rsync use less bandwidth?
I use rsync to backup and synchronize network shares and my computer. I have this figured out.
The problem is, when using rsync to transfer files, it uses all the bandwidth it can. I want to cap it's ...
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Measure bandwidth between two computer in a LAN
Is there any way to measure precisely bandwidth between two computers in a LAN?
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How to track internet usage (upload & download) on Linux?
I use a broadband modem to connect to internet on my linux machine. I've used the gnome-system-monitor app that correctly displays the kbps as well as total bytes consumed in each session. Now, is ...
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Using multiple USB webcams in Linux
Running more than one USB webcam in Debian/Linux results in the the following error:
libv4l2: error turning on stream: No space left on device
VIDIOC_STREAMON: No space left on device
What initially ...
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How can I monitor internet usage in my network? [closed]
I need to know which computer is consuming my bandwidth. Is there a tool to do this?
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How much bandwith is required to stream 1080p?
I am wondering how much bandwith is required to stream a 1080p movie from for example Youtube. I am aware that there may be things such as compression that come in play here, but can anyone provide a ...
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Do cabled connections and Wi-Fi "use" the same bandwidth?
My brother likes to play games online on his Xbox. However, because he is far away from the router, he uses our Wi-Fi instead of an Ethernet cable. I, being closer to the router, use an Ethernet cable ...
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How to monitor bandwidth use of each device on wifi network
I have in my home a standard Comcast cable internet connection. I have it going from the wall to a cable modem, and from the modem to a late-series Linksys router, which provides wired and wireless ...
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