PC Problems? I am a PC TECH.

[Kakariko]

I have an internet router, with 3 users plugged into it (including myself). Another user is almost constantly downloading, making things slower for everyone else. Also, I'm from Australia, where every ISP has download limits. I was wondering if there was a way to slow the speeds down through just one port of the router and if it's possible to have internet stop working on one port, once that user reaches a set download limit per day.

Whether this can be done or not, I'd like to say thanks all the same

[Steve747]

Hi

What you can do obviously depends on the services offered by the Router you have. Many modern routers offer a feature called QoS (Quality of Service). This allows you to set the different priorities for traffic from different applications, ports or MAC addresses (physical devices).

Obviously to be able to do this you will need to know the address, and administrator name and password for the router.

Hope this helps.

Steve

[Kakariko]

I know the address, administrator name and password. At the main page display, I get this:

router.JPG

(Billion is the name/brand of the router). Unsure of where to go from here...

[johndowe]

Originally Posted by Kakariko

I have an internet router, with 3 users plugged into it (including myself). Another user is almost constantly downloading, making things slower for everyone else. Also, I'm from Australia, where every ISP has download limits. I was wondering if there was a way to slow the speeds down through just one port of the router and if it's possible to have internet stop working on one port, once that user reaches a set download limit per day.

Whether this can be done or not, I'd like to say thanks all the same

Hi there.


I was away for a good while but i'm back, don't know for how long though.



Yes there are ways to limit lockout users of networks, weather it is within windows or better yet the router itself, but, it is sometimes quite involved.

But before doing that, who's paying for the internet and the router? And you REALY should talk the the guy before tampering with the hardware, if you haven't already, because if you do tamper with the hardware and limit his internet incustions he may take it personally.

JohnDowe.