Bandwidth over a LAN

[Cypher02030]

Hey. Does anyone know any program or something that I can limit the bandwidth over my LAN? Or is that even possible? There are 3 people on it, and I always seem to get barely any. It's a linksys 4-port router. Thanks
Jonathan

[GroundZero3]

Do you mean the WAN?

What 4 port linksys router do you have?

[Cypher02030]

Hmm...I'm pretty sure its a LAN, unless I'm confused. Its model NR041 Cable/DSL 4-port router

[eminem_rh25]

Do you mean the WAN?

What 4 port linksys router do you have?

He wants to limit the bandwidth that everyone else on the network gets

[GroundZero3]

wait so you have 3 guys using 100 MB all the time inside the network?

What in the world are they doing? Or are you talking about they are using and abusing the internet connection coming into the house

Im just trying to clarify because 3 users on a switched network using all the lan bandwidth is pretty amazing.

[MTAtech]

This router has 4 hard wired switches. Like all switches, each one gets a dedicated connection to the switch (router). I don't know what you mean by you can't get "barely any." I presume that from the router it does out over the Internet. It's not that your LAN is the bottleneck. It's your Internet connection that must be slow.

To test it, wait until you can't get any, and ask the other PC users to logoff. See if it changes. My guess is that it won't.

[GroundZero3]

MTAtech it could be the fact that his room mates are using all the bandwidth by p2p programs such as torrents or other file sharing means. So a slow internet isnt the problem, they are just using it to its max capacity.

please give us the model of your router.

[MTAtech]

MTAtech it could be the fact that his room mates are using all the bandwidth by p2p programs such as torrents or other file sharing means.

Could be, that's why I asked him to test it by having the roommates turn off their computers.

[Cypher02030]

Yeah, it's because they are using a lot of the bandwidth. Downloading stuff, and playing games online constantly. Thats why I was curious about a way to allow only so much bandwidth availability to each computer. I dont know if its even possible, but I figured one of you guys might be of help.
Jonathan

[GroundZero3]

crypher like i said about you need to post what router you have and the model. Some routers have a QOS function. Its limited but could be the main issue. I can almost guarantee its an issue with the room mates download crap. Espically if its torrents and what not. Get two or three going and it will bring a home network connection to its knees from uploading.

[Cypher02030]

Haha, yeah, it's their usage thats bogging it down. I had posted the model number in a previous post. I found a solution for it all, though. I'm just gonna get my own place, and my own connection. Haha...Thanks for the help, though.
Jonathan

[bwcc]

You would need a packet shaper or throttler - most are hardware based, but there was one software based utility that I found:

SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager - $35.00

$35.00 sounds a bit cheaper than getting your own place.

[Jakaar]

If you play games and want better performance check out the DLINK gaming router. I have it and really love the thing. Tons of options and great performance... but it seems like you're more worried about general browsing performance, in which case the uploading is what's killing your experience. A hardware option would give you exactly what you're want, but as far as I know they don't come cheap.