Hi everybody,
I would like to use my old computer and create a little server. I connect to the Internet trough local network - Ethernet. I want to connect this network to a server and then distribute it to the main computer:

Ethernet with an access to the Internet trough a gateway -> my server -> my computer.

I want to do that mainly because of one advantage. I would like to have some P2P applications and a download manager turned on on my server. Then, I would like to administrate them using my main computer (it's not difficult - some programs offer administration by HTTP - trough a website).

My main problem is to have an confortable access to the Internet from the main computer (connected to my server). I want my download programs running on the server to reduce their bandwidth use to an acceptable level when I want to surf in the Internet on the main computer. And of course I want it to happen independently from me and automatically - without changing download limits on P2P programs every time I want to check mail.

Is it possible to configure the server to act like this? I would be very thankful for your replies!
Jacek

yes... but don't expect somebody here to explain to you how to do everything you've mentioned... what have you tired so far?? what documentation have you looked at?? what problems have you had?? please try and be specific when you ask questions, it will help you get faster and better answers...

I haven't tried anything yet. I know Linux a little but I'm a newbie in such topics as bandwidth opitmisation etc.

I would just like you to give me some clues - for example names of services and applications which do the things mentioned in my first post.

Then, I will be able to find something by myself and try to do something around my plans

Thanks for your help!

you defintely wanna read the advanced routing guide:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Adv-Routing-HOWTO/

specially this section:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Adv-Routin...rtc.qdisc.html

as far as apps, maybe look at something like:

http://freshmeat.net/projects/arbitrator/

for more apps just search freshmeat.net for "bandwidth"...

just my ...