Restricting bandwidth usage on server

[NewComputer]

Does anyone know of a good tool to restrict bandwidth used per website. I am hosting a few sites and I have noticed that one site seems to be abusing the bandwidth. Fees are set in place, but I have no real way of monitoring except manually. It is a linux based server running apache. Any ideas. I heard a program called net limiter, but I believe that is windows based only. Thank you in advance.

[digitalpoint]

Are you talking about total bandwidth or throttling back their peak usage? Total bandwidth can't be done unless you have a tool that evaluates their logs (probably daily, then shuts them off). The problem with that is the logs aren't an accurate way to measure bandwidth. Someone could request a 10MB file, but cancel it after 10k, and the server still logs it as 10MB.

If you want to throttle them back, you can do it by IP address (depending on your platform), but it would require that each site has a unique IP address.

[NewComputer]

Each site does not have a unique IP. I am worried that the ISP I am on will cut off all the sites if this one clown does decide to continue to 'abuse'. I will charge more, I guess, but I am sure I read somewhere before you could run a software program that would monitor and kill certain sites, apps, etc... if they went over a certain amount... hmm... if not, probably be a handy little tool.

[Smyrl]

We have sites hosted on linux based server running apache. Host does something freezes a web site that runs over alotted bandwidth usage. We have had this happen several times. With a reseller program we are allowed a specific amount of bandwidth. We have to subdivide that amount among our clients. If client goes over, it does not matter that reseller package as whole still has bandwidth to spare, that client is shut down. We have to contact our host and ask host to change bandwidth allotment for client to keep client up and runnning. Our control panel does not allow us to override allotment. I have no idea how host measures/monitors bandwidth usage.

Shannnon

[NewComputer]

hmmmm, so it can be done, whether manually or software is the question.

[expat]

hi,
I use cpanel and WHM (cpanel.net) it's expensive and I get the ISP or datacenter to throw it in.

M

[misohoni]

how do you configure cpanel? I'm interested in this also!

[onlineshopping]

how do you configure cpanel? I'm interested in this also!
Actually i need to left understanding the concept of cpanel