Bandwidth Throttle for linux

Question

The Throttle Firefox extension doesn't work on linux.

Is there a utility for linux that could throttle the bandwidth usage for a particular program/process, or even the entire system?

Main usage would be for web development, to test the user experience when the connection is slow.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 30 '09 at 05:24

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trickle is what you're after.

answered Aug 30 '09 at 05:24

John T

Not exactly what I need. I need to be able to change the limitation while firefox is running. – hasen Aug 30 '09 at 07:31

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

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This question was also asked on Stack Overflow. Have a look through the answers: how to throttle bandwidth on a linux network interface.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

Community

answered Aug 30 '09 at 09:18

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