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

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#4249: Tor not respecting bandwidth limits
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 Reporter:  funkstar              |          Owner:                     
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  assigned           
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final 
Component:  Tor                   |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.12-alpha
 Keywords:  tor-bridge bandwidth  |         Parent:                     
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:                     
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:26 joergent]:
 > I am also having the problem with a relay on a non-dedicated line (Tor
 0.2.2.39 (git-bec76476efb71549)) and to such an extent, that we have
 stopped running the relay node.
 >
 > RelayBandwidthBurst 65536
 > RelayBandwidthRate 32768
 >
 > (from selecting a predefined value in Vidalia)
 > has no apparent effect. The Vidalia bandwidth meter is displaying values
 of 100-300 Kb/s for extended periods of time.
 >
 > Whether very many of these error messages in the log (30/s) is a part of
 it. I don't know (DOS attempt ?):
 >
 > okt 03 21:58:04.171 [Warning] Socks version 67 not recognized. (Tor is
 not an http proxy.)

 It's possible your issues are different. It sounds like you might have
 applications using Tor as a client -- the "relaybandwidthrate" does not
 attempt to restrict bandwidth for client applications, since we assume you
 want Tor to work as well as possible. It also doesn't attempt to restrict
 bandwidth used for directory fetches, etc.

 So, what is this application that's trying to use Tor as a client for you?

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