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Are there any free traffic-shaping utilities (similar to NetLimiter) available for Windows?

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I edited your question to improve its quality. Have you looked into Traffic Shaper XP? It is a freeware alternative to Netlimiter. – iglvzx Dec 24 '11 at 21:49
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No, @iglvzx edited it, as he said, for clarity and quality. I'm considered pretty good at the English language and I even get my posts edited. so not, it's nothing personal. Welcome to Super User! – studiohack♦ Dec 24 '11 at 21:59
@MajkelDzekson: I understand your trouble but you can accept my anwser to get some points. Actually it's a soltion for your problem (it's free and iptables has a tc functions). I've added a link to further explain how to install Linux. Also this site is a Q&A site not a discussion forum. Take care! – David Dec 25 '11 at 13:40
@Jitamaro good point, thx. i wanted to ask it on meta, but they don't want me to do it. – MajkelDzekson Dec 25 '11 at 13:52
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You can install a virtualizer solution and run Linux with iptables and write your own traffic shapping script. Then you can connect your Linux to the internet and your Windows to Linux everthing on the same box. What you get is a very secure (Linux) and very flexible (iptables) traffic shapping connection to the internet for free. You can even use Linux to surf the internet and save all the files to Linux if you are really paranoid. A less time-consuming, perhaps more efficient but not free alternative is cFos-Speed. But it's cheaper then NetLimit and Traffic-Shaper XP and it has a very good reputation. It's also very stable and has a nice frontend. IMO it's worth to mention. Here is a Link to install Linux with a virtualizer solution: Can Linux be run under Windows 7?.

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This seems way too complex for just shaping traffic – Simon Sheehan Dec 25 '11 at 2:56
@SimonSheehan: But it works and is FREE! – David Dec 25 '11 at 2:58
too complex, buts its free so I give point you – MajkelDzekson Dec 25 '11 at 11:12
I can't, no point for you. sorry. – MajkelDzekson Dec 25 '11 at 11:13
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@MajkelDzekson: You can dl an vmware linux image and install it in a minute. An iptable script is easy to write and there are plenty of them in the internet. – David Dec 25 '11 at 13:05
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