gus 1 #1 January 4, 2004 In my house we have 3 people sharing our cable connection via a gateway/firewall box that plugs in to the cable modem. But one of my housemates hogs the bandwidth by constantly downloading mega-porn, to the point where dz.com is almost unuseable . Does anyone know of any software which we could use to intelligently share the bandwidth, ie give him 100% if he's the only one online but ensure that anyone else also gets a look in when they need access? Thanks, GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #2 January 4, 2004 I dunno about software, but I have a hardware solution. It's called a baseball bat. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #3 January 4, 2004 I agree with Quade__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #4 January 4, 2004 QuoteI dunno about software, but I have a hardware solution. It's called a baseball bat. The thought had crossed my mind......never mess with a man and his dz.com access. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #5 January 4, 2004 I would really be very surprised if one person is hogging an entire cable connection by surfing, even if for porn. If that's the case, then you've got a pretty crappy cable connection. Are you sure nobody's running any servers in the house? Like an FTP or Kazza server? Maybe something else is going on....? _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glipazide 0 #6 January 4, 2004 IF you are using XP, hit ctrl+alt+del and click on the networking tab and maybe it will show what connection is taking up the bandwidth.http://sexygirlabs.com/url] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifics 0 #7 January 4, 2004 Quoteconstantly downloading mega-porn, LOL, I had to ban my cousin from my pc for that reason! QuoteAre you sure nobody's running any servers in the house? Like an FTP or Kazza server? What he said, I don't know much but I think ppl uploading from someone in you're house would suck up a lot more bandwidth then him DL'n a bunch of porn. I don't know too much about networking or pc's for that matter though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #8 January 4, 2004 Check out the specs on your router. If it's intelligent enough you may be able to allocate usage with it on a per-connection basis.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #9 January 4, 2004 Replace your router bearings, everything will be fine. Be sure though, to use the steel bearings, the gold ones just don't last. (Even though you'd think that they would). - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #10 January 4, 2004 While I do agree with the baseball bat solution, it might get you a visit to the pokey where there is no puter for dz.com access. Get some firewall software and install it on one PC. Route the internet connections through the one pc and turn the log file on. When you see a new porn domain, just block it and he won't be able to get to it again. Did that to an old roommate and the conversation went something like this: Are we having any connectivity issues? No, why? I'm having problems getting to a couple URLs. Really? What are they. Generally ended with, I'll check them again later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
souleh 0 #11 January 4, 2004 If the hardware/firewall box is just a PC dedicated to that task via whatever OS, it's not really all that hard. If you're on windows (easier), you have two choices: 1. Use QoS (Quality of Service). It's located under the networking properties tab of your shared connection (control panel->networking). Basically, it allows you to specify rules in order to allow different network hosts / IPs to get priority over bandwidth and the connection. 2. Use a routing program. This means ditching the nice simple Windows ICS built-in software, and opting for a third party solution. The ones I've seen that do QoS type routing and sharing aren't free. However, you might want to check on google, or try out something such as WinRoute, which I believe has options to do what you require. If you're on linux, things get a little more complex. While it's simple to set up routing and so forth, I'm not totally sure about controlling bandwidth limitations. You might wish to go onto www.yolinux.com and have a look on there - they have some brilliant tutorials. If you have any further questions, feel free to drop me a pm! Nick. 'buttplugs? where?' - geno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #12 January 4, 2004 QuoteAre you sure nobody's running any servers in the house? Like an FTP or Kazza server? He's using DC++ constantly which is what's sucking the bandwidth. The gateway isn't clever enough to share the bandwidth so maybe routing all the traffic through an actual pc is the way to go. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #13 January 4, 2004 You could always ban port 411 in your firewall filters, since that is the hub that the majority of DC++ hubs use. That should slow it down quite a bit.....if you really wanted to piss them off, that is DC++ FAQ Source Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #14 January 5, 2004 QuoteYou could always ban port 411 in your firewall filters, since that is the hub that the majority of DC++ hubs use. That should slow it down quite a bit.....if you really wanted to piss them off, that is DC++ FAQ Source That's what I was going to say, except that you could also do it by schedule on many of the firewall boxes. Let him gave all the bandwidth he wants from 2am to 6am or whenever you're at work. Give him the weekends too, since you're at the DZ anyway, right? Look for a screen like the one attached... (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZL60 0 #15 January 5, 2004 Kris and Souleh are right.. QoS is the way to control it within the household.. Depending on where you are and the type of cable service you have, you may also get degraded service as you could also be sharing with your neighbors. Who said Kiwis can't fly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #16 January 5, 2004 I'm as big a techno-geek as anyone else, but it seems wrong to me to use technology to fix a problem that could likely be solved by simply talking to the guy. Am I the only one? - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZL60 0 #17 January 5, 2004 Quote I'm as big a techno-geek as anyone else, but it seems wrong to me to use technology to fix a problem that could likely be solved by simply talking to the guy. Am I the only one? Where's the fun in that? Who said Kiwis can't fly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #18 January 5, 2004 disable his pop up blocker that should be fun enough.if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kira 0 #19 January 5, 2004 QuoteKris and Souleh are right.. QoS is the way to control it within the household.. Except that most firewall/router boxes like Linksys, NetGear and D-link don't have any QoS capability. A protocol, port, IP addr or URL is either on or off, possibly by shecdule. 99.992% of all home users aren't concerned about it. QoS takes a little more CPU power and memory than these little devices generally have. Maybe future products might have a user-friendly switch in the GUI to "give web access better performance than downloads", but only if there is customer demand or a competitor offers it. For anyone interested, here's a simulator for the web interface for one of these devices...(>o|-< Daddy is fast Daddy is strong Daddy is fun Daddy is a geek. (He said I could say that!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #20 January 5, 2004 QuoteI'm as big a techno-geek as anyone else, but it seems wrong to me to use technology to fix a problem that could likely be solved by simply talking to the guy. Am I the only one? It's not that we don't talk to each other! Imagine the following situation: housemate starts downloading mega porn, grabs all the bandwidth, poor old Gus tries to fire up dz.com, doesn't work. Gus throws an eppy, housemate cancels download and is denied his mega porn. Or: housemate starts downloading mega porn, grabs all the bandwidth, poor old Gus tries to fire up dz.com, clever bit of software recognises that housemate has all the bandwidth, temporarily restricts him to 45k/s, gives Gus 45 k/s to get dz.com then gives housemate all the bandwidth back. Everyone's happy GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcrocker 0 #21 January 5, 2004 QuoteQuoteAre you sure nobody's running any servers in the house? Like an FTP or Kazza server? He's using DC++ constantly which is what's sucking the bandwidth. The gateway isn't clever enough to share the bandwidth so maybe routing all the traffic through an actual pc is the way to go. Gus Get a real firewall. Something like a low end sonic wall, you'll be able to do some QoS on it to limit the amount of bandwidth being eaten by other protocols. The problem is probably that DC++ is eating up all of your upstream bandwidth which can have a very bad effect on your download speeds. You can also do content filtering on the sonic wall, that will really piss of the pr0n surfers www.sonicwall.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
