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Controlling bandwidth over router
Name: tomdelonge Date: September 8, 2005 at 15:51:38 Pacific OS: XPH CPU/Ram: XP 2600/1GB DDR
Comment:
I share an internet connection using a DLink DI604. Is there anyway I can control the speed at which the other person is downloading as they are hogging the internet 24/7 with bittorrent downloading.
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Name: Dirty_Sanchez Date: September 8, 2005 at 15:54:46 Pacific
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I dont think so. If it is your DSL and router, setup logon/access hour restrictions.
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Response Number 2
Name: tomdelonge Date: September 8, 2005 at 15:58:46 Pacific
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It is a cable modem and cable modem router. I dont know how to set logon or access hour restrictions. I keep pulling his cable out of the router as it is pissing me off. I have a 1MB connection and I am downloading from sims resource at about 7kb/sec which jumps to 55kb/s when I pull his plug.
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Response Number 3
Name: wanderer Date: September 8, 2005 at 17:06:29 Pacific
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you can't control bandwidth with that setup
I doubt the other party is downloading 7x24. More likely they are infected with malware/port trojan and those bad guys are advertizing on the web which would explain your bandwidth issue.
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Response Number 4
Name: kk7av Date: September 8, 2005 at 19:01:00 Pacific
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If you are comfortable with Linux, you can set up a Linux box to share the DSL connection. Then you can use a tool such as tc to set up bandwidth controls/filtering/throttling. You can also set up priority for certain IP addresses, types of traffic, ports, etc. Anyway, just a suggestion. Good luck.
k_Rob - kk7av
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Response Number 5
Name: kev100 Date: September 8, 2005 at 20:55:39 Pacific
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Rob...that sounds pretty cool.
Do you know if such a setup is very difficult to setup and configure?
I've been looking for some less expensive method to control bandwidth and access time on a per-user basis on a shared connection.
I believe some of the more expensive routers used by corporations can do these things...but they cost thousands.
Thanks
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