Limiting BW on Router

by SpartaPride • 31 May 2007, 18:59 • Forums › Technology
I have a simple internet setup, internet comes out, goes into router, comes out in the other end to the three PC's in the house.

I'd like to limit the bandwidth to one of those PC's is it possible, basically I want to throttle it down so that it cant do much more than webbrowsing. But I want to leave the other 2 free to play/skype/torrent.

How best can I do this
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LeFiZip 31 May 2007, 20:04
install netlimiter on the other 2 pc's :/
or read users guid of your router
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SpartaPride 31 May 2007, 20:04
I wanna do it ON the router itself though.
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quad 31 May 2007, 20:09
The Router is a computer or a... "router"?
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Reborn 31 May 2007, 20:20
not every router has this function !
whats your router ?
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cuttyP 31 May 2007, 20:50
tell your brother to stop downloading porn while you're playing :)
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Slay0r 31 May 2007, 23:20
thought the same
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LeFiZip 1 Jun 2007, 06:22
you have non better ideas although you have the same long cirear in school as me. sry i'm drunk, kk?
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vj7o 31 May 2007, 20:57
with some routers it's possible...look ur router functions if u find something like ur question so u can do it.
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Eyon 31 May 2007, 21:37
unplug the cable :D
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slajdan 31 May 2007, 23:18
get a switch.
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Slay0r 31 May 2007, 23:20
how would that help?
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slajdan 31 May 2007, 23:28
It wouldn't but how I have experienced it has much easier SW.
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Sifu 31 May 2007, 23:55
what has much easier SW?
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slajdan 31 May 2007, 23:58
switches in general.
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Eyon 1 Jun 2007, 00:51
Not all the switches got a webinterface..
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Sifu 1 Jun 2007, 09:49
well generally thats the upside of em
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abort 1 Jun 2007, 01:56
u need a router which got QoS (quality of service).
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Slay0r 1 Jun 2007, 16:31
that alone don't help. the standard switches have mostly (the newer once) QoS integrated but you can't influence it (with a webgui for example).
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dejx 1 Jun 2007, 11:09
1. buy some old computer
2. install linux (probably debian)
3. use iptables and make hardware router

afaik debian allows you to change (low/high) your routing packets which has to be sent (engrish =O)
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slajdan 1 Jun 2007, 13:22
expensive = quality.
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Slay0r 1 Jun 2007, 13:35
not always. especially in this case it could go without buying a 100 euro switch...
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slajdan 1 Jun 2007, 13:38
http://www.itweek.co.uk/networkitweek/hardware/2168837/review-allied-telesis-8648t-2sp
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Slay0r 1 Jun 2007, 16:30
"Price: £1,200 + VAT"

any questions? can't imagine that the threadwriter with his 19 can effort this.... ;D
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slajdan 1 Jun 2007, 17:54
being active in the stockmarket > *.
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Slay0r 2 Jun 2007, 12:04
i lol'ed :D
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