I guess there's nothing wrong with complicated firewall solutions, if you've got the time to set em up. But if you just need to limit the bandwidth of a certain process, you can use trickle, a portable lightweight userspace bandwidth shaper. I find it works well before ssh in an rsync command:
rsync -auvPe "trickle -d 80 ssh" user@host:/src/ /dst/
428. What is emo surfing (emosurfing)?
[jake/2006-01-21]
421. What is a Brosef?
[jake/2005-02-18]
418. What is a comfort vegan?
[jake/2004-12-10]
384. Where can I find good undergraduate summer research/internships?
[virgil/2003-10-03]
382. What is the best combination Sushi Bar / Internet Cafe in Berlin?
[jake/2003-09-25]
359. Is Larry Wall on crack?
[strick/2003-04-10]
343. How can I patch my in kernel PCMCIA orinoco drivers so that I may change my MAC address/enter MonMode? (and use kismet, airsnort and the like...)
[jake/2002-12-19]
333. what is the orgin of the word family?
[jesse/2002-10-25]
315. How the do you crack (802.11b) WEP keys in linux? (and other havoc)
[jake/2003-01-07]
224. Which Yak people have been in the news recently?
[rupe/2001-05-24]
( macki/2001-05-29 )
218. how do I make my page appear in web search results?
[josh/2001-05-08]
( strick/2001-05-08 )
215. what is the maximum length of a file name in mac os 9?
[jesse/2001-04-18]
211. Who are strick's net.gods?
[strick/2001-04-08]
( rupe/2001-05-22 rupe/2001-05-22 )
190. what is the diference betwwen an alias file, and a virtusertable file in sendmail?
[jesse/2001-03-05]
172. What were the specs of the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC)?
[rupe/2001-02-05]
( strick/2001-02-11 )
127. How can I make the "whois" command work like before?
[robey/2000-09-28]
89. What is the connecton between Karl Marx, Cinco de Mayo, and salsa?
[strick/2000-05-05]
79. Where can I find information on the QA process used to validate space shuttle software?
[rupe/2000-05-19]
52. What countries are .HR .SR .TT .LK etc.
[strick/2000-02-07]
24. Why is the ocean blue?
[simon/2000-01-20]
17. How can I make a didgeridoo for traveling?
[ult/2002-04-20]
15. Where can i find the standard for a useful method of transmitting IP datagrams in Metropolitan Area Networks?
[jamison/2000-01-18]