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  • Mummified's Avatar
    113 posts since Sep '08
    • Hi Guys Does any one knows of anything or programs that can restrict internet bandwith to certain computers? lets say 3 laptops shares the internet from a router 1 thru ethernet and the other 2 thru wireless. Is there any way to restrict how much bandwith to distribute among them?

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    113 posts since Sep '08
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    9,998 posts since Dec '01
    • Originally posted by Mummified:

      I guess nobdy can help? ...... or no expertise here...........

      look from each individual system's point of view...not through the router...unless ur router already has a bandwidth limiting function installed.

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    LatecomerX's Avatar
    2,331 posts since May '07
    • You need a router which supports QoS to do so. What's your router brand and model?

       

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    113 posts since Sep '08
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    2,331 posts since May '07
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    2,331 posts since May '07
    • Originally posted by Mummified:

      Erm.,.. i'm really sry but i dun understand.. .can you help me ?

      Basically, what you need to do beforehand is to set up a static IP address for each computer connected to a network so that you don't have to change the QoS settings frequently as you would if they are dynamic. Follow the guide below, and if you have any problem with it, specify which step you are stucked at.

      http://portforward.com/networking/static-xp.htm

      One thing to note is that at Step 9, regarding the "Preferred DNS Server" and "Alternate DNS Server" settings, you should use the following values, depending on your ISP.

      Singnet
      Preferred: 165.21.83.88
      Alternate: 165.21.100.88

      Starhub
      Preferred: 203.116.1.78
      Alternate: 203.116.254.150

      And the IP address assigned to each computer must be unique.

      After setting up the static IP address for each computer, follow the second link in my previous post to set up the QoS rules. To get you started, here's an example:

      If you wish to give priority to a particular computer which you have assigned a static IP address of 192.168.0.101 earlier on, just add a rule like:

      Name: Teh pwnz0r compewta
      Priority: 1 (the smaller the number, the higher the priority)
      Protocol: Both
      Local IP Range: 192.168.0.101 to 192.168.0.101
      Local Port Range: 0 to 65535
      Remote IP Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
      Remote Port Range: 0 to 65535

      Then maybe you have another computer, which is assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.102, and you would like to give priority to it for the connection bandwidth, but not before the computer above. So you would create a new QoS rule but use a higher value in the Priority field, with everything else the same, like this:

      Name: Teh not-so-pwnz0r compewta
      Priority: 2
      Protocol: Both
      Local IP Range: 192.168.0.102 to 192.168.0.102 (don't forget to replace .101 with .102, since this QoS rule is for the second computer now)
      Local Port Range: 0 to 65535
      Remote IP Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
      Remote Port Range: 0 to 65535

      Let me know if you have any other questions.

       

      Edited by LatecomerX 06 Oct `08, 6:50PM
  • Mummified's Avatar
    113 posts since Sep '08
    • if i do this set up will it affect if next computer wants to access my internet do i have to manually set up another ip for that computer? will my port forwarding be affected ? if lets say i did a portforwarding for my online game?

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    LatecomerX's Avatar
    2,331 posts since May '07
    • Originally posted by Mummified:

      if i do this set up will it affect if next computer wants to access my internet do i have to manually set up another ip for that computer? will my port forwarding be affected ? if lets say i did a portforwarding for my online game?

      You don't have to set up a static IP address for each of your computer, but I'll recommend you to do so. And yes, you will have to update the port forwarding rules by modifying the value in IP address field to your computer's static IP address.

       

  • Mummified's Avatar
    113 posts since Sep '08
    • Hi latecomer, i tried to set up the static ip and stuff but its really too troublesome LOL I just found another way to restrict wireless bandwith on the router settings itself. Downside is that all PCs connecting on wireless will receive restricted bandwith.

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    113 posts since Sep '08
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