try using SFQ.. or some similar wrr,esfq > > I am having a hard time splitting the bandwidth among my friends in my LAN. > > I use HTB and iptables. As far as I see HTB works great when it comes to > limiting the bandwidth (ceil parameter), > > but when it comes to splitting the bandwidth as equal as possible (through > the rate parameter). it is rather useless. > > > > For instance I have a 128kbps Internet connection. I give the same rate to > all my 10 "clients" (somewhere around 12kbps each). > > > > If 2 of my clients are downloading from the internet one file each, the > splitting works. and one client gets 64kbps and the other 64kbps. > > If one of those 2 clients are downloading by means of a Download Manager > (like FlashGet or Download Accelerator) every gets messed up. > > The one downloading with multiple connections gets 90-95% of the bandwidth > and the other client gets almost nothing. > > And of course, most of the time a client will have multiple connections to > the Internet, not only one. ... _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/