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Title: Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?
Post by: cняis on 14 November 2011, 21:33
My router has no QOS function (useless, right?) so I cant restrict the PC's bandwidth when I'm on Xbox live. BF3 + lag = no fun  :lipsrsealed:

We have a 7meg d/l speed and i get lag when she's on Spotify  :rolleyes:

Are there any (free) programs I can use to restrict the bandwidth of the PC?
Title: Re: Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?
Post by: tshirt2k on 14 November 2011, 21:59
What type of router? Can you not change the firmware to get this function?
Title: Re: Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?
Post by: Jay on 14 November 2011, 22:14
Host a mini VM and set the IPcop VM as the default gateway or if you have an old PC you're not using, repurpose it now, bish bash bosh http://www.ipcop.org/
Title: Re: Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?
Post by: cняis on 14 November 2011, 23:09
Jay you make out sound so easy :undecided: tbh I've not considered playing with the firmware. I have an old 3com office connect here so may fire that back up, out may have qos
Title: Re: Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?
Post by: Jay on 14 November 2011, 23:32
You've used linux before so you know your way around the OS, so from there it's just learning to configure/use IPCop* :wink:









*in theory anyway, plus anything you may not have encountered before, but it's a stand alone so should work mainly out of the box.
Title: Re: Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?
Post by: cняis on 15 November 2011, 13:42
Meh my experience of Linux is:

Does it do what I want it to do...

...No...

...Reinstall different version of OS until it does what I want.  :evil:

Sorry Jay I'd love to be a Linux pro but I have no idea how to do anything BUT the basics of clean installing the OS and using it on our netbook. In that sense I'd rather something Windows flavoured.  :undecided:
Title: Re: Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?
Post by: clipperjay on 16 November 2011, 10:26
Chris is this the Netgear virgin super hub you are talking about?
If it is there should be a firmware R30 I think its called lets you configre the setting better for QOS I think?
Title: Re: Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?
Post by: cняis on 16 November 2011, 19:56
Chris is this the Netgear virgin super hub you are talking about?
If it is there should be a firmware R30 I think its called lets you configre the setting better for QOS I think?


Nope I have a Thompson router (free with our Plusnet broadband), worried about firmware because I may brick it  :laugh:

That said, I have a spare router.
Title: Re: Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?
Post by: clipperjay on 16 November 2011, 19:58
Yeah second router with settings might be the easiest work around  :smiley: