Linksys router: How to limit a user bandwidth? [dmz host] [cable connection]
Q: Hi.
I have a Linksys 4-port router set to the apartment of my gfs, three users sharing a cable connection. Anyway, one of her roommates wanted videoconferencing, so I set her computer to use as the DMZ host. Well, the problem is every time she uses, given the other two computers jammed and can not surf the web (or rather slow). Somehow her computer takes precedence over all of the bandwidth and nothing for the other two computers. Is there a way to a user through the router Linky bandwidth limit? Thank you.
Best Answer: Since it is a wired/wireless router, and YOUR computer is wired, check the router settings and/or see the help manual for the router.
IF it is YOUR router, just turn off the wireless connections. Otherwise, I guess you are going to have to work out some sort of time sharing arrangement with your sister. (SHE probably thinks YOUR playing WoW is just as stupid.)
Re:dslreports says her connection is about 2000kbps/160kbps … for some reason video conferencing uses ALL of it. She must be talking to someone who has a T3 or something and transmitting more than 2000kbps. Can't get more bandwidth in an apartment for the same price as cable.
Re:well if you limit her video conf bandwidth, then she won't be able to use video conferencing. sounds like you need more bandwidth.
Re:What possible solutions are there? Do any of the software ICS programs allow you to limit bandwidth?
Re:I been searching for the same solution… with the smc router… i don't think any of these home router has the feature… you can also try to do some reg hack, ie the reg hack to speed up inet connection, load that file with some F#(*# up value to make it smaller, ie lower mtu or something heheheh..
Re:Short of ditching the router & setting up your own linux/bsd router with bandwidth quotas/etc, the answer to your question is no.
I highly doubt Linksys will come out with that feature anytime soon. Heck, anytime, period.
Maybe you could try to find bandwidth-throttling software to load onto the video conferencing's computer. That's the only thing I can think of.
g'luck
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