Folding Internet bandwidth

[Lavonthomon]

Newbie here,

 

I live with five roommates, we share a 10 Mbps down and 2 Mbps up inter net connection. How do I limit my download rate so it does not affect my roommate's WiFi experience?

 

Also just a random question, how big are the WU?

[Spotty]

7 minutes ago, Lavonthomon said:

Also just a random question, how big are the WU?

The work units are roughly 20-100MB each. It varies depending on the particular work unit.

You only connect to the servers when you are first downloading a work unit and then again when you are submitting a finished work unit. While you are processing the work unit (which can take a few hours) it does not need to connect to the servers.
Since the file sizes are relatively small and it isn't always downloading/uploading it shouldn't have any noticeable impact on the rest of the people using the internet.

Edited March 22, 2020 by Spotty

[tarfeef101]

You can use QoS (Quality of Service) in your router (assuming it supports the feature) to do just that. 

[GeoHandle]

9 minutes ago, Lavonthomon said:

Also just a random question, how big are the WU?

I think you can set a preference for types if WU, so smaller or bigger WU for example. I just skimmed it but this might help: https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/installation-guides/configuration-guide/