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There are so many dead simple technical solutions to this I can't fathom someone on HN not being able to find any of them. 1. QOS on the router, set a lower pr
by Phlarp 11y ago
There are so many dead simple technical solutions to this I can't fathom someone on HN not being able to find any of them.
1. QOS on the router, set a lower priority for the ports torrents use
2. Set a bandwidth limit in your torrent client
3. Use a queue / batch system to have them download at 3AM or whatever.
- Houshalter 11y agoI have no access to the router. Of course I know how to throttle bandwidth or schedule it later. My point is that it's far less convenient than just streaming instantly from Netflix.
- swasheck 11y agono true scotsman
- swasheck 11y agonot sure why i got downvoted on this. instead of being a helpful post, the parent posted a deriding no true scotsman fallacy.