On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:15:09 GMT, lcoe wrote:

>> >> My son accesses the network via my IP-masquerading Linux box. He
>> >> uses something called e-mule which results in continuous heavy
>> >> loading of our cable connection to the internet. How, apart from
>> >> cutting him off completely, can I throttle his access so I can get
>> >> some packets in or out?

> i don't have any idea of your linux cpu speed, but just acting as the
> gateway is going to slow it down, maybe that is really most of your
> problem.

No evidence of that from top: typically 98% idle.

Bob T.