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Limit bandwidth on one user on a wireless network?

  • 05-08-2004 8:00pm
    #1
    minority
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭


    If i have 2 users connected wirelessly to a DSL router can i limit the bandwidth on one of them with just the router.
    I dont want to run software on the pc. i'd like to leave it turned off and just use the router.
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    minority wrote:
    If i have 2 users connected wirelessly to a DSL router can i limit the bandwidth on one of them with just the router.
    I dont want to run software on the pc. i'd like to leave it turned off and just use the router.
    Thanks

    Not unless your router directly supports it. What router is it?


  • #3
    minority
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭minority


    Rew wrote:
    Not unless your router directly supports it. What router is it?


    I havent bought one yet.
    Any suggestions?


  • #4
    bminish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭bminish


    One excellent solution to the bandwidth sharing problem is an old (obselete?) PC with 2 network cards running clark connect
    http://www.clarkconnect.com/
    the home user version is free, easy to install and configure. No need to understand linux . Installation is simply a matter of burning a CD and booting the machine you want to install to from the CD. management is via an easy to use web interface.

    not only will it do all the usual firewall stuff but it will also do quite sophisticated bandwidth management, including bandwidth limits by machine and/or service type (e.g prevent P to P applications from hogging all available bandwidth.


  • #5
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    Yeah the old PC with some form of linux will do the job dont know that particular software linked to there.

    The Linksys wireless routers run linux and people have released 3rd party firmware for them that makes the more configureable you could look in to that. There isnt really an easy solution to be honest.


  • #6
    bminish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭bminish


    Rew wrote:
    There isnt really an easy solution to be honest.

    Clark Connect is a preconfigured linux solution, it's dead easy to install and configure. takes about 20 minutes to get it up and running, no prior linux exprience required. Installation is menu driven and configuration / managemnt is via a simple web interface.
    A P133 with 32 Mb of ram or better is required along with 2 network cards (old 10Mbs ones are fine for DSL bandwith managment purposes)
    CDrom drive, monitor and keyboard are only needed during the install process

    .Brendan


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  • #7
    bminish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭bminish


    Forgot to say that the second interface card in the clark connect box could be a Wireless one as long as it is suported under linux (orinoco or Prism chipsets are well supported for example)


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