i'm lookin for a program to control the amount of bandwith thats given to the 3 computers in my network. how can i accomplish this? what programs would you guys recommend? Asus A7N8X-X AMD XP 3200+ Corsair PC3200 1024 Geforce 6800 OC Thermaltake 480W

That could be more easily done if you could control regulating the bandwidth based on applications. You're basically going to need a router than does packet shaping or QoS. "Enough, enough bowing down to disillusion! Hats off & applause to rogues & evolution! The ripple effect is too good not to mention. If you’re not affected, you’re not paying attention!"

please elaborate on this router with packet shaping or QoS. there must be other ways. im sure i've come across it before. also. what about control over computers on the network Asus A7N8X-X AMD XP 3200+ Corsair PC3200 1024 Geforce 6800 OC Thermaltake 480W

Think about it. Whatever is used must be loaded on either the machines that need to be controlled, or a device that the traffic from these machines flows through. In this case, it would be logical for it to be the firewall/router device. If we're trying to be inexpensive here, if it's acceptable for it to be controlled via traffic type, that would be the way to go. www.ipcop.org among other firewall routers, both software and hardware, support QoS or traffic shaping. You can check it out on that website if you like, or your router/firewall of choice's documentation if supported. "Enough, enough bowing down to disillusion! Hats off & applause to rogues & evolution! The ripple effect is too good not to mention. If you’re not affected, you’re not paying attention!"

If you have the budget, you can also look at QoS devices like Packateer's PacketShaper. Also, there are some managed switches that are capable of QoS too.