Limiting bandwidth on a router?

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  • natas
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2002
    • 3377
    #1

    Limiting bandwidth on a router?

    This turd who I live with is hammering our connection with his p2p shit all the goddamn time, making my work a drag.

    The router for the connection happens to be in my room heh, so I wondered if there was any (software/browser based?) way I could 'limit' the bandwidth he is allowed...

    I found this http://netlimiter.com/ but am unsure if it's the right thing

    The router is a Linksys WRT45G, we don't use the wireless on it....any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.

    thanks
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    • techtony
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2007
      • 668
      #2
      Do like I do, when I'm working and someone in my household is sucking bandwidth, pull there plug.
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        • KimJI
          Confirmed User
          • May 2007
          • 1839
          #3
          Get a cisco Pix Router and set up bandwidth throttling policies
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            • Martin3
              Confirmed User
              • Oct 2005
              • 1529
              #4
              Just block the ports he's using for p2p. There's a lot of hacked/after market firmware for the linksys routers. Might be some that have speed and usage limits build in.
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                • natas
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2002
                  • 3377
                  #5
                  Originally posted by techtony
                  Do like I do, when I'm working and someone in my household is sucking bandwidth, pull there plug.
                  lol i did that last night while he was out...he might kick up a fuss if I do it now tho...my upload speeds are being hammered its ridiculous... seeing as I rent this room off of him...need another solution...

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                    • natas
                      Confirmed User
                      • Mar 2002
                      • 3377
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Martin3
                      Just block the ports he's using for p2p. There's a lot of hacked/after market firmware for the linksys routers. Might be some that have speed and usage limits build in.
                      thanks martin - do you mean http://wrt54g.thermoman.de/ this kind of thing?

                      I am looking around on google, not just posting and expecting a solution, thing is I'm a bit of a dunce when it comes to networking and routers etc..

                      still unsure as to which firmware i would need and/or how to use it..

                      appreciate the replies everyone

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                        • Dopy
                          Confirmed User
                          • Feb 2001
                          • 1572
                          #7
                          I am using Tomato Firmware on my WRT54 It has some restriction settings but not sure if you can set BW by mac address.

                          Search for Tomato firmware and the site should have links to other firmware for the WRT54.

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                            • natas
                              Confirmed User
                              • Mar 2002
                              • 3377
                              #8
                              bump.......

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                                • raymor
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Oct 2002
                                  • 3745
                                  #9
                                  Google for "QOS", (stands for "Quality Of Service"), which is supported by some routers.
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                                    • munki
                                      Do Fun Shit.
                                      • Dec 2004
                                      • 13393
                                      #10
                                      That router I believe does support QOS... open up http://192.168.1.1 and hunt around a bit... limit or bw cap his port.

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