Posted by David Segall on 06/20/06 14:24

joshbeall@gmail.com wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>Does anyone happen to know of software that can be used to throttle a
>network connection, so you can see how long a pageload would take on a
>slower connection?
>
>For instance, let's say I wanted to watch how long it took for my page
>to load on a modem. If I had software that could throttle my network
>interface down, I would then request the page and watch it.
>
>Bonus points if it can throttle the loopback device, because then I can
>request the page from localhost and it will still work.
Using Netlimiter <http://www.netlimiter.com/> you can adjust the
network rate of any application on your computer. You can even adjust
the rate of individual connections for a program. You can set the
communication speed of say, Firefox, to localhost (yes, it gets the
Bonus points) to 1K but all other connections can remain unlimited.
Now for extra bonus points. You can have a free 28 day trial and the
version that meets your specifications costs $US16.95!

I know I sound like a Netlimiter salesman but I don't have anything to
do with them. It's just that, occasionally, you come across a piece of
software that is clearly the creation of one person who is dedicated
to the job.

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