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I just mistakingly posted this on Stack Exchange but don't know how to delete it...
Anyway, I was thinking of building a home server to use instead of renting a VPS, because in the long run it would be cheaper. What I'm concerned with is the bandwidth limit of my house.
I know when I'm downloading something off the internet, if I download at high speeds the rest of the computers connected to my router will become slower. Is there any way to avoid this? I'm afraid this will happen if I get a home server because I know it will be downloading and uploading a large amount of data, but I don't want the rest of the computers in my house to suffer from slow speeds resulting from this. I don't want to limit the bandwidth of the server because I would like it to perform the best it can.
There are other cable outlets in my house, will connecting a modem and router there avoid this problem?
Your question isn't clear. Are you asking how to allocate a specific amount of bandwidth to your server, or if you should buy a separate connection for it? – goblinbox – 2011-03-07T00:10:48.663
You're looking for traffic shaping, related: http://superuser.com/questions/150239/how-to-limit-traffic-on-a-router-based-on-ip
– BloodPhilia – 2011-03-07T00:12:33.597Your question on Stack Overflow has been closed for you. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5214404/how-can-i-increase-my-homes-bandwidth
– BloodPhilia – 2011-03-07T00:15:06.527@goblinbox I edited the question, hopefully it makes more sense. – Derek Maciel – 2011-03-07T00:17:23.117
In order to run anything resembling a commercial server you need to get a commercial-grade internet connection. If you attempt to host a server on your home internet connection your ISP will throttle you down to a trickle. – Daniel R Hicks – 2013-09-09T15:57:55.433