Qbittorrent: Automatic throttle or disconnect on metered connections
qBittorrent version and Operating System
Windows
What is the problem
When having qbt open on a machine which is on a metered connection, the uploads and downloads continue on max bandwidth
What is the expected behaviour
It would make sense to throttle the bandwidth or stop connecting, when on a metered connection.
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PauluzzS
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Sopor
on 19 Jan 2018
This is control of an embedded in qB connection limits. This request is about enabling/disabling theese connection limits in case if the network, to which the PC is connected, is marked as "Metered" in Windows itself.
This is new as of Windows 8.
I'm not sure (not checked), but maybe theese APIs can help: msdn, some github example.
Evengard
on 23 Jul 2019
For Linux, here are some resources:
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43228973/detect-if-current-connection-is-metered-with-networkmanager
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/711949/set-wifi-as-metered-connection
If I'm connected via my mobile phone's limited data plan, I'd really like that qbittorrent automatically backs off, honouring the 'metered' status.
HaleTom
on 10 Aug 2020
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This is control of an embedded in qB connection limits. This request is about enabling/disabling theese connection limits in case if the network, to which the PC is connected, is marked as "Metered" in Windows itself.
This is new as of Windows 8.
Please check this and this
I'm not sure (not checked), but maybe theese APIs can help: msdn, some github example.