[tor-bugs] #4249 [Tor Client]: Tor not respecting bandwidth limit

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#4249: Tor not respecting bandwidth limit
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 Reporter:  funkstar    |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  needs_information 
 Priority:  normal      |      Milestone:                    
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.5-alpha
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by funkstar):

 I've installed the unstable Vidalia bundle and I'm set up as an exit, only
 accepting http/https websites.

 The 512kbps option is selected, but even spectating the bandwidth graph
 I've seen it say "101kBps" as a momentary upload spike (which isn't
 possible) but gives the impression that it isn't quite respecting the
 limits.

 Does the limit include overhead? Is it possible the remaining ~20kB is
 being used by TCP overhead? I can try using a custom limit and lower it
 ever more but I'm afraid of rendering it useless for not allocating enough
 upload.

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