From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun Apr 13 12:36:59 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70466106566B
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:36:59 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr)
Received: from kane.otenet.gr (kane.otenet.gr [195.170.0.77])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D36548FC14
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:36:58 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr)
Received: from [192.168.0.1] (athedsl-90846.home.otenet.gr [87.203.108.44])
	by kane.otenet.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m3DCarrZ004826;
	Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:36:54 +0300
Message-ID: <4801FE69.3080908@otenet.gr>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:36:57 +0300
From: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080227)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Patsy <freebsd@ethernull.org>
References: <4801E33E.1030805@ethernull.org>
In-Reply-To: <4801E33E.1030805@ethernull.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Limiting apache's upload speed?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:36:59 -0000

Patsy wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I am running FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE (GENERIC), I am running Apache 
> 2.2.6_2 and hosting a small website with a few relatively small 
> (500kB-900kB) photographs. I am doing so from a home ADSL connection 
> in the UK and so I am estimating my upload capacity at 500kb/s.
>
> When I have apache enabled and serving the web page it seems to 
> disrupt my other network programs - on my main computer (running 
> Debian etch) Wengophone stutters and my browser slows down noticeably. 
> When apache is disabled these problems disappear.
>
> I do not wish to take my website down and so I was hoping somebody 
> would be able to tell me if it is possible to throttle apache's upload 
> speed. It seems that this would provide a good solution - people will 
> need to wait a little longer to see my page, but a change of waiting 3 
> seconds to waiting 6 seconds isn't terrible.
>
> My router does not appear to have the option to throttle individual 
> hosts/ports. Any advice on the matter would be appreciated.
>
> Patsy
>

I run something similar here in Greece, but have not noticed any 
performance problems just yet. You are probably getting a lot of hits!

What you need is an apache module designed specifically for speed / 
bandwidth throttling: www/mod_cband

You may also wish to have a look at these instructions (linux specific, 
but easy to adjust for FreeBSD):

http://howtoforge.com/mod_cband_apache2_bandwidth_quota_throttling

BTW, what is your ADSL speed? You mention upload capacity of 500kb/s, 
and I suppose you mean kbits/sec, *not* kbytes/sec. Assuming it is 
kbits, you may well be consuming all your upload bandwidth if for some 
reason you get more than a few simultaneous connections...