Script to throttle traffic

**Habaku** · 13 October, 2009, 20:57 PM

My server is being abused despite the protection in place. I thought the script slowing down bandwith for a user might help.

Where is this script, can't find it. Seen here in the context of geoIP.

Thanks!

**vectro** · 14 October, 2009, 06:16 AM

If you have a server running Apache you can use mod_bandwidth or mod_bw. If you are on a shared hosting account you should ask your hosting provider if they have it or if they are willing to install it.

**nux** · 15 October, 2009, 18:16 PM

If you manage your own server you may want to take at HTB/qdisc. Here's a informational link: 7.*Classful Queuing Disciplines (qdiscs)

If it seems like something you'd want to try, try googling for some howtos. I've used it on a server before that has gotten very close to it's monthly alloted bandwidth. You can do anything from limiting bandwidth on ports to single IPs - all the way to turning your 100Mbit server into a 5Mbit server for a few days.