thanks a lot for the new resposnes. I think i'm just not going to worry about it for the time being, but i'll keep these recommendations in mind for a linux install should the need arise in the future when traffic increases - and luckily i will have an IP address per website hosted.
I'm actually more worried about browsers/downloaders/uploaders in my network filling the connection than users accessing the website, so the solutions mentioned where the router does the throttleing would probably work best for me. As i said in my original post, it would be nice to have a cisco switch do this for me, but i guess i may just have to rely on the good old trusty linux.
