I don't mean to contradict anyone as I had originally intended to answer this question yesterday. Since we're talking about Windows 2000 Server (as I recall), there is a possibility in setting up the Quality of Service service. This service follows the RSVP Protocol RFC and is meant to allow you to control application consumption of available bandwidth. A decent webcast on the topic is available at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/Webcasts/SO_P rojects/so17/soblurb17.asp It may or may not be what was needed but I do think it's germaine as a possible solution. Greg Chapman http://www.mousetrax.com "Counting in binary is as easy as 01, 10, 11! With thinking this clear, is coding really a good idea?" > -----Original Message----- > From: win2kforum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:win2kforum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Betz > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 9:54 AM > To: win2kforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [win2kforum] Re: Internet conection bandwitch > > > I don't think there are any tools available that will 'load > balance' your internet sharing. The system figures that this > will level out over time (you're first now, I'm first later). > If there are tools to do this they are probably much more > expensive than you want to pay. In addition - any such tool > would probably put overhead on your internet - all the time - > that you may not want to pay in order to load balance the > few times you need it. > Usually, if two or more computers go against the internet > at the same time the bandwidth will 'automatically' get > shared. Of course, if one is doing a big download from a > server on the other end that is "always ready" and the other > one is trying to get stuff from a busy server then it will > -appear- that one is getting more than their share. > Most slowness for the internet - when you have a fast > connection - is due to the stuff that is on the other side > of your connection. > ----- To unsubscribe, send a message to win2kforum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. To reach the administrator(s), send a message to win2kforum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx