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I need suggestions for what to use.

I need all my users to be able to share files and be able to search into all their files.

I also need to control how much bandwidth they use so my network doesn't overload.

I can't have my users searching/downloading directly from each other which is my main concern here, all data must be passing through my shaper.


I was thinking of using a P2P software (installed by all users) and all communications must go through SERVER X like drawn in the simple diagram.

P2P means Peer to Peer, not Peer to Server to Peer.

Actually the Server X is my computer which all the peers communication/data is passing, so its not a server its only a proxy.

My Thread is about which proxy/wrapping software and Peer search&download software should i use.

Thanks

If your talking P2P they might get some data from your PC but would then directly download/upload with each other and your PC would be out of the loop.

OK I Got it, its not p2p since i need it to pass through the load balancing router ... and i have some VM experiment that might work ... ill post a solution when i find one ... thanks for reading my post Ikon

I've tried using DC++ and SOCKS proxy servers, been trying several proxy servers and with 10 users testing and they were using too much resources ... so the system become unresponsive, didn't crash but extremely slow.

anyone have some ideas? what should i use so all traffic goes through the router and back.