ernestm@mindspring.com wrote:
> OK, so I have a server that's serving large file downloads. People
> using download accelerators, especially from slow network locations,
> are maxing out my Apache procs and DoSsing the site.
>
> Example: someone with an accelerator set to "download in 50 KB chunks"
> in China - when pointed at a 650 MB file, they fill it right up. I
> figure what I need to do is limit the number of simultaneous
> connections from a given IP - our FTP daemon which serves the same
> content does this and it eliminates the problem.
>
> So I looked around and couldn't find a great solution. mod_throttle
> was spoken well of but it's taken down and there's some snarky message
> by the author on his Web site about "it's down and don't ask me why."
> I found mod_limitipconn but it doesn't look like it's been touched
> since 2002.
>
> So question - what's a good, well-supported way to do this (in Apache
> 1.3 or 2.x on Red Hat)?
>
> Thanks,
> Ernest Mueller
>

My understanding is that mod_throttle doesn't work on Apache 2.xx

You might try this for a alternative to mod_throttle http://cband.linux.pl/


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