Is the amount of bandwidth a website could put out determined by server type or Internet connection?

Answer 1

It takes both server type (ethernet speed, memory, processors etc) and Internet connection to determine max bandwidth that can be transferred.
If the server has a 10 meg nic and a 10 meg backhaul to the internet then it will have a 10 meg limit if it internally can keep up with that speed. If that same unit only has a T1 (1.5 meg bit line) then 1.5 becomes the max at any given moment! Change that to a 100 meg nic and 100 meg backhaul then 100 meg becomes the limit (bring real money and again have a server that can deliver with processor power and memory etc!)

Some servers do sit on OC192 lines with 100 meg nics but the cost to have all that available is expensive. Just price an OC192 etc. The NOC can also set limits so that the speed allowed is not exceeded or they can set "burst" limits which allow more on demand. The speed is all limited by what you need and can pay for.

Answer 2

You only have bandwidth limitations when you are using web hosts and not using your own actual server. In website hosting, the term "bandwidth" is often used metaphorically, to describe the amount of data that can be transferred to or from the website or server over a certain period of time.

Answer 3

Yes, but it's also determined by who manages the servers and what type of web hosting account you might have.

Bandwidth is generally measured and allotted depending on what type of server and/or hosting account you are using.

For most websites though, there's more then enough bandwidth to handle the busiest of websites.

Answer 4

Both, page load speed is mostly regulated by connection & the amount of data on the page, but depending on where & how the site is hosted the transmission speed can be limited.

Also beware of site activity: some webhosting packages allow only a certain amount of traffic, then start charging for "high" levels of activity, usually not shaped tho.

Answer 5

The internet connection is normally the limiting factor, but some sites will use load balancing, particularly when hosting multiple sites, so may use throttling during busy periods.