> It may be simply over use of streaming video, not related to bittorrent > at all, I don't know, but we need to 'fix' the problem and we've got his > attention now. There is no alternative to the limited satellite service > available in this rural area at the present time. If Charter decides to > extend the cable half a mile up our road that might be a solution. When > last I spoke to them they wanted $6000 for the install! If you've got a Linux box in the middle you can do traffic shaping which may solve the problem - you can just keep turning the bandwidth of offenders down until they get the message or the month ends. The fact its mostly incoming is positive I suspect - a sudden huge amount of outgoing with windows boxes often indicates infection.
