Apache httpd : controlling users coming in using download accelerators

Hello,

Recently I've noticed that a few of the visitors to my website are
using download accelerators that open up multiple socket connections
that result in an overall slowness of the server. Is there any way to
control the number of simultaneous connections that can be open by a
client browser to the apache httpd server? Any other help in this
regard is appreciated.

Thanks,
Navaneeth.

navaneethg@comcast.net (Navaneeth) writes:
> Recently I've noticed that a few of the visitors to my website are
> using download accelerators that open up multiple socket connections
> that result in an overall slowness of the server.

Actually lots of browsers do that, and have a settable parameter for
the number of connections.

> Is there any way to control the number of simultaneous connections
> that can be open by a client browser to the apache httpd server?
> Any other help in this regard is appreciated.

More likely, you want to control bandwidth, not number of connections.
See mod_throttle.

Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote in message news:<7xllrid042.fsf@ruckus.brouhaha.com>...
> navaneethg@comcast.net (Navaneeth) writes:
> > Recently I've noticed that a few of the visitors to my website are
> > using download accelerators that open up multiple socket connections
> > that result in an overall slowness of the server.
>
> Actually lots of browsers do that, and have a settable parameter for
> the number of connections.
>
> > Is there any way to control the number of simultaneous connections
> > that can be open by a client browser to the apache httpd server?
> > Any other help in this regard is appreciated.
>
> More likely, you want to control bandwidth, not number of connections.
> See mod_throttle.

Thanks...I think this is what I need...is there a Apache 2.0 port for
mod_throttle?? I checked snert.com for a 2.0 version...but couldn't
find one...will keep looking.

Regards,
Navaneeth.