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router with bandwith capabilities?
Posted by Molecule on November 16th, 2007


I need to get a wired router with 4 port switch, a build in firewall and
possibly able to cap broadband bandwith on every port to a customizable
speed. ( to avoid my flatmates to suck up all the bandwith and me crawling
dial-up style ).
Does it exist? Any links?
Many thanks


Posted by why? on November 16th, 2007



On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:06:54 GMT, Molecule wrote:

Don't need all ports, only 1 port on the router, you then connect
directly to the router yourself and via the 1 limited port you use a
switch to connect the rest.

If the router runs QoS and the PCs are QoS enabled you can use that,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QoS

If you can't set QoS on the Pcs individually look in the router manuals
if you can set QoS per IP address.

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Start with
http://forums.linksys.com/

or better yet www.google.com as usual.


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It's been a while since last asked in 24HSHD, there were a couple of
routers but not SOHO types. A Linux box with multiple NICs and FW /
management s/w.

Maybe the best bet is the Linksys routers that run Linux, you get a lot
of control over those and most likely somone will have written an option
for b/w limits.
Like these
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G#...mware_projects


Try
http://groups.google.com/group/24hou...peed+bandwidth

Might have been the Vigor range was mentioned several times.

http://groups.google.com/group/24hou...rch+this+group
or shorter http://preview.tinyurl.com/3xr22n



From old posts,

From: why? <fgrirp*sgc@VAINY!Qznq.fpvragvfg.pbz>
Newsgroups: 24hoursupport.helpdesk
Subject: Re: Bandwidth share on a LAN
Message-ID: <4q1s40te7q47cqh046bma29nrpv80o37ub@4ax.com>

1)
Use a Linux box as the gateway, there are some traffic shaping tools
available.
As usual try www.google.com and some of the Linux news groups.
http://lartc.org/
http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/li...inuxAdmin.html

2)
From a previous post of mine, this little box lets you set limits on
bandwidth usage.
===paste===
Also a hardware device, GBP £1200 unit from www.blackbox.co.uk that
has BW management for 10Mbps Ethernet.

datasheet 10164 for
IP Mux II , product code LE1025C

datasheet code 24435 for
Bandwidth Manager, don't have the part code, try the datasheet.
===end paste===

If you go for the Linux method, not only do you get traffic shaping i.e.
it's possible to (assume ADSL is 1Mbit/sec) set PC1 500kbit/sec (50%)
and PC2/3 limited to 250 each (sharing the remaining 50%). Perl is
included, MRTG goes on easily. The reporting from the firewall log can
be manipulated and graphed as well. This would allow not only traffic
in/out but lets you count HTTP, Kazza and other traffic levels for
specific applications.

===end paste===

Me







Me

Posted by Desk Rabbit on November 16th, 2007


Molecule wrote:
per IP address. Built in DHCP server allows you to reserve IP by MAC
address to force flatmates devices to use a specific address and
therefore be forced to use the bandwidth rules assigned to them.
Firewall rules can block any IP not from your DHCP so stopping the
smartarse(s) from setting their own IP and going around the limitations.

Be aware that the whole subject is reasonably advanced stuff and if you
need to ask, you probably don't have enough knowledge to implement the
above solution.

Posted by Stace on November 17th, 2007


"Molecule" <never@home.me> wrote in message
news:2uh%i.40235$9Y3.25630@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
Check out the Draytek Vigor routers. I use a 2800VG and it has the ability
to restrict bandwidth per port as well as allowing VLANs so you can isolate
the traffic. More info at:
http://www.draytek.co.uk/support/kb_vigor_throttle.html
http://www.draytek.co.uk/support/kb_vigor_vlan.html
http://www.draytek.co.uk/support/kb_...ion_limit.html

HTH
Stace




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