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Re: [tor-bugs] #2740 [Vidalia]: Schedule different torrc options (e.g. bandwidth) at different times
#2740: Schedule different torrc options (e.g. bandwidth) at different times
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Reporter: chiiph | Owner: chiiph
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Vidalia | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Comment(by Bry8Star):
A few network traffic flow bandwidth Scheduling command options or
features for both Tor and Vidalia would be highly welcome and expected by
us all.
When a home computer user returns to home, lets say, around evening, from
then and before midnight, if the network bandwidth (KiloBytes/seconds ,
or, MegaBytes/seconds) usage can be kept at a minimum level, then many
user would prefer to use it as a "relay", at least as a 'middleman' relay.
A nice GUI interface can be implemented in vidalia, a graphical table
which has minimum 24 columns for the 24 hours in each day, and a minimum 7
rows for the seven days (monday, tuseday, wednesday, ...) of week. By
default bandwidth usage should be kept at some minimum level, so each
cell/box in that table will show 'L' to signify that its in a 'Limited'
bandwidth usage mode in that hour/time range. When clicked on a cell/box
in that table, then that hour/time mode will change from 'L' to 'F', to
set a 'Full' bandwidth usage mode, if clicked again then a "NR" will be
showed to set "No Relay" mode, or "RO" (Relay Off) mode/period of time, at
least those 3 modes are necessary. Then at least 2 text fields to specify
: "Max Bandwidth(KB/s)" & "Limited Banwidth(KB/s)" numbers.
During a discussion in irc channel on this subject, 'arma' said, the
windows port/edition of tor currently (Mar 15, 2011) does not understand
the 'hup' signal to restart tor. So that needs to be fixed.
The user 'grey' said : a windows NET stop [service]
NET start [servoce]
NET pause/continue
can/may be used.
A portable perl (like, Strawberry Perl) can be used to run the perl script
mentioned by 'arma', in windows too, then a windows batch can be used to
run that script through perl for now, before a GUI is made, if the windows
tor at least able to handle such scheduling options.
Without breaking the existing tor 'circuits', if the Tor can be commanded
to lower the bandwidth usage, then that would be an awesome feature.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2740#comment:3>
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