Did you ever wonder what if you could control downloading and uploading speed for a particular application?
Yes we have Netlimiter!!!!!!!!
It may be any application such as Torrent downloader to simple Web Browser such as Chrome or Firefox (will not mention IE because it is not used at all by professionals ;))
If you are using shared Wi-Fi then this is one of the application which you should use.
Let us say that you and your friend both want to download some movie or applications and you don't want to disturb other's downloading then you can limit your downloading speed for specific application.
Netlimiter blocks the speed on software level rather then on hardware level so it is easier to manage individual applications.
It has numerous features which you can explore.
I normally use three main parts which is sufficient to control downloading and uploading speed.
Node View
This part contains all the applications which can use internet.
GUI is very easy to use. We have all the applications listed and speed which they are downloading and uploading.
Just by clicking on checkbox beside a particular application, you can limit its downloading/uploading speed.
If you want to view only online / offline applications, we can do that too. Top right corner in Node View has that links to filter applications.
In above image you can see that I have put restriction on uploading limit for utorrent.
The number you see is in Bytes. You can even change to kB/MB/GB.
It will also show total downloading and uploading speed used by your computer.
In above image you can see 59142(down) 28602(up) as computer's speed.
(Btw. ADIPADI is my friend's computer name :))
Info View
Most important is the rule list.
You can Add, Edit and Delete rules.
Basic rule is for the speed and in which unit it is mentioned.
If you want to schedule timings for blocking the speed you can do it by adding new scheduler rule.
This is used specially when you don't want to block when you are out but you want to block while you come back from work.
Chart
It is always better if you see a graphical represenation of the speeds.
You can select which speed you want to view.
Option is available in top right corner of the chart window.
If you want more information then you can click on this wiki link.
There is a youTube video about it for step by step installation.