Router has not got QOS, how to limit bandwidth for free?

[cняis]

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 

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

Are there any (free) programs I can use to restrict the bandwidth of the PC?

[tshirt2k]

What type of router? Can you not change the firmware to get this function?

[Jay]

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/

[cняis]

Jay you make out sound so easy 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

[Jay]

You've used linux before so you know your way around the OS, so from there it's just learning to configure/use IPCop*









*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.

[cняis]

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. 

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. 

[clipperjay]

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?

[cняis]

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 

That said, I have a spare router.

[clipperjay]

Yeah second router with settings might be the easiest work around