Guides tagged “bandwidth”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about bandwidth, sorted A-Z.
13 guides
Block IP addresses and stop image hotlinking in cPanel
Use cPanel IP Blocker to deny abusive visitors or whole ranges, and Hotlink Protection to stop other websites from embedding your images and using your bandwidth.
Fix "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded" on a cPanel account
Why a site shows Bandwidth Limit Exceeded, how resellers check and raise the monthly bandwidth limit in WHM, and how to find what is using the traffic.
Hosting resource limits explained: storage, bandwidth, inodes, CPU, RAM and entry processes
What each hosting limit really measures, what happens when you reach it, and how to tell whether you need optimisation or a bigger plan. Includes 'unlimited' claims.
How to monitor disk, bandwidth and resource usage as a WHM reseller
Track disk space, bandwidth, over-quota accounts and CloudLinux CPU and memory usage for all your customers from WHM, and act before limits cause downtime.
Monitor VPS bandwidth, CPU, RAM and disk usage in Virtualizor
Read Virtualizor's bandwidth and performance graphs, understand monthly traffic limits and throttling, and find what is using CPU, memory or disk inside your VPS.
Port speed vs bandwidth: what network specs mean
Learn what port speed in Mbps or Gbps, monthly transfer and real-world throughput mean, so you can read the network specs on any hosting plan with confidence.
Speed test a server: bandwidth vs throughput with iperf3 and curl
Why a 1 Gbps port rarely shows 1 Gbps in a download, and how to measure real throughput to and from your VPS with iperf3, curl and speedtest tools.
Speed up Remote Desktop on a slow or mobile connection
Make RDP usable on weak Wi-Fi, hotel networks or a phone hotspot by tuning connection speed, colour depth, visual effects, caching and resolution, then measuring the result.
Stop hotlinking and password sharing: Hotlink and Leech Protection in cPanel
Stop other websites from embedding your images and stealing bandwidth with cPanel Hotlink Protection, and block shared passwords with Leech Protection.
Stop image hotlinking with DirectAdmin Hotlink Protection
Enable Hotlink Protection in DirectAdmin to stop other sites embedding your images and files, allow your own domains and search engines, and redirect blocked requests.
Understand your DirectAdmin package limits and when to upgrade
Read the DirectAdmin dashboard to see disk, bandwidth, inode, email and database limits, understand what happens at each limit, and decide when to clean up or upgrade.
Understanding bandwidth: incoming vs outgoing traffic
What counts as traffic, how incoming and outgoing data differ, how traffic differs from port speed, and how to check usage on Linux and Windows.
Website statistics in cPanel: Awstats, Visitors and Bandwidth
Read your website traffic in cPanel with Awstats, Visitors and Bandwidth: unique visitors, top pages, referrers, bots and how much data each domain uses.
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