File-sharing programs are responsible for much of the
bandwidth usage on campus and a significant reason overall Internet
performance has decreased this year. Below are ways to reduce the
amount of bandwidth used by iMesh,a popular file-sharing program.
Reducing the amount of traffic file sharing programs generate not
only speeds up your ability to transfer files, but increases the
speeds for those around you too.
These instructions are for an old version of iMesh. Newer versions may look different and have different menus and options.
We are providing these instructions to encourage ResNet
customers to be considerate of other members of the NC State and
off-campus network community. Please note that NC State ResNet does
not officially support the use of iMesh or other file sharing
applications.
Making the following changes in the iMesh options menu
and completely
shutting it down when you are away from your computer will help
prevent wasting bandwidth.
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 Go to the Preferences menu and click
'Options...'.
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 In the Options menu, click the General
tab. Once there, you can set iMesh to not launch on startup
by removing the check next to Launch on startup. This
will keep iMesh from running everytime you turn your computer
on, even when you dont want it to. By preventing iMesh from
loading at startup, you also speed up the boot time of your
computer because there is less for it to load.
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 Next, click on the Traffic tab.
Here you can limit the number of incoming and outgoing connections.
You want to set Maximum concurrent downloads to 2 so
that you aren't using more bandwidth than needed. Also, set
Maximum concurrent uploads to 2 as well. As a final
measure to limit the amount of bandwidth you are using, set
Maximum bandwidth to 64 KB/s.
You should only share files that you hold the copyright to or that you have explicit permission from the copyright holder to share. The safest thing to do is not share files. To do this, set the "Maximum concurrent uploads" to 0.
Select OK to accept the changes and close
the Options window.
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 Exiting
iMesh
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Done with iMesh or leaving your PC? Close the
application to save some bandwidth.
When you are done actively using iMesh or just
away from your computer, you should completely close the application.
If you see the iMesh icon in your System Tray, it is not fully
closed.
To close it, right click on the icon and
select 'Exit'.
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