[tor-bugs] #4249 [Vidalia]: Vidalia sets RelayBandwidthBurst to 2*RelayBandwidthRate

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#4249: Vidalia sets RelayBandwidthBurst to 2*RelayBandwidthRate
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 Reporter:  funkstar  |          Owner:  chiiph            
     Type:  defect    |         Status:  assigned          
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:                    
Component:  Vidalia   |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.5-alpha
 Keywords:            |         Parent:                    
   Points:            |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by funkstar):

 Currently Vidalia only has an "average rate" and "maximum rate" when
 selecting the custom field, there might warrant a need to have a little
 description/details as to what these settings are. E.g. "average rate" is
 actually your "standard maximum rate" and "maximum rate" is your "burst
 rate".

 When using a speed pre-set there is only one box and no indicator that the
 burst rate will be twice of that (what happened to me).

 Ideally something like this:
 "The average rate is the speed that Tor will usually function at:"
 box-to-enter-average-rate-here
 "Tor will sometimes burst to a higher speed than usual, this is limited by
 the maximum rate. This should ideally be higher than your average rate,
 but lower than your maximum upload connection speed:"
 box-to-enter-burst-speed-here

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