Bandwidth limit on Ubuntu Server

[leninwithaafro]

I have an Ubuntu Server, when someone is downloading a file from it, my bandwidth significantly decreases, how can I cap it?

 

[eibgrad]

What bandwidth? Local, internet? Depends where it's being moved from and to.

 

[leninwithaafro]

What bandwidth? Local, internet? Depends where it's being moved from and to.

Internet, downloading from my server in MI, from CA

 

[eibgrad]

So someone else is downloading from your server in MI to CA, thus consuming your upload bandwidth limit, correct?

 

[leninwithaafro]

So someone else is downloading from your server in MI to CA, thus consuming your upload bandwidth limit, correct?

Correct, I know who it is because I gave them permission, but how can I limit the bandwidth so they don't suck it al.

 

[eibgrad]

You can’t typically limit/cap bandwidth, not unless you throttle it at the server itself. But if your router has QoS (Quality of Service) controls, you can prioritize traffic so that the important stuff gets done first. And if the system is otherwise quiet, the downloader can still use all the bandwidth available. Which makes more sense than some artificial cap anyway.