On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Dave Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jason Wright wrote: >> >> I'm not sure I agree with this. TCP does throttling already > > What makes BitTorrent different from regular TCP connections is that you can > have 200+ TCP BitTorrent connections acting as one huge "meta" connection to > download a single resource. Even if TCP's congestion control mechanisms kick > in to throttle down each individual TCP connection, the BitTorrent client > will simply spawn more connections to make up for the lost bandwidth, until > it saturates your link fully. This is why normal TCP congestion control > doesn't actually control BitTorrent connections. It's really great for > speedy downloads, but it clobbers other TCP connections, like the ability to > check your gmail. > > --Dave >
I don't think it's perfect. It still comes down to your user believing he/she is more important than other people. It works most of the time unless you get someone who is deliberately hogging bandwidth. -Jason /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
