I currently have a situation where we are sharing our home cable modem connection through a SMC 7004BR Barricade 4 Port 10/100 Mbps Broadband Router. However, the other user (also running windows xp) ends up "leeching" the entire connection bandwidth causing the other user (me) to have very slow or no bandwidth speeds. I was wondering if there was a way to limit the download (and upload if possible) of the user through windows xp? Basically the cable modem connection has a max bandwidth of 1.8mbs (216 KB/sec) and upload of .26 mbit (24 KB/sec). Any tips. Both system are running Windows XP Pro. Thanks

What software are u using to share the connection. If it is ICS try using a proxy server such as the free one fron analogx.com, this would certainly share the connection better. Don't know of any way to limit bandwidth ???

I dont think you quite understand what I am asking... Again I am using a SMC Router to share my connection... nothing software based. But OS wise I am running WinXP i was wondering if there are any settings withing xp that can cap download speeds or network transfer speeds on a computer, as one computer maxing the connection leaves the other with no/little bandwidth. Also leads to the router being bogged down and prints also cant be processed.

I don't think this is a Windows XP Problem. Sounds more like a router problem. Access your router via Internet Explorer (check your Router's information to see if there is a priority setting, etc. for connected users.) (Even if you were running a 10 MB per sec Network cable, it shouldn't matter for the speeds you're running.) Hope this helps!