Simple question about bandwidth

How do I determine how much bandwidth I have, bitrate and other stuff like that which would help me configure my connexion better and more truthfully, ultimately making life easier for others too?

[trap_jaw4]

Do you want to know how fast your internet connection is? Ask your ISP!

[murasame]

Thanks for the reply but no, what I wanna know is the bandwidth I got. I already know my connection being ADSL 1024, but I'm always hearing about "increasing the bandwidth for this app, decreasing it for this other app" and I just wanna know if this is just a bunch o' crap or this is actually possible.

[trap_jaw4]

Yes, it is possible but, traffic shapers are a little tricky to configure.
They work similar to firewalls (in fact, they are firewalls) but they are usually not very user-friendly.

[murasame]

Ok thanx. I'm knew to all this so I ain't gonna touch it (yet, hehe).I was just asking out of curiosity if there was a way to display that number for me, you know, like in Limewire there is a column that sometimes displays the bitrate when it's available.
Thanks anyway.

[trap_jaw4]

Originally posted by murasame
Ok thanx. I'm knew to all this so I ain't gonna touch it (yet, hehe).I was just asking out of curiosity if there was a way to display that number for me, you know, like in Limewire there is a column that sometimes displays the bitrate when it's available.
Thanks anyway.

Now I get you, you want to know how fast the remote hosts can upload? - LimeWire couldn't even give you a rough estimate anymore because that information is not included in all the sources you receive.

[murasame]

Yup, that's what I want to do if it's possible. I just want know mostly out of curiosity.