damm kids talking all my bandwidth

hi
wireless network x3, im the server, belkin adsl wirless g router no probs in that,is there any way i can reduce the bandwidth to the other 2 pcs,ones constanlty on world of warcraft ,the other msn .any help please thx

 

i agree about outside, 100 per cent try say that to the other half quote well where would you rather theyd be hanging on the street corners

 

QoS = Quality of Service.

A router with advanced QoS capability will do everything that you want.

 

already put keylogging software on 1 of them m/f u guess, tried allsorts,there must be some sofware out there that restricts.isp dont mention talktalk to me just been connected after 4 months while still paying orange,small claims court pending

 

so its a bit like your replay q.n.a. question not answered

 

hay thanks for that timw, but it isnt the time aspect ,its the data transfer,what i might try is to make 1 a server and see if my connection speed changes.

 

no probs,thanks for that ,makes a change.

 

I did answer your question, actually. You want to prioritize the data transfer from other computers on your home network. QoS will do exactly that. Show some initiative and run a search on what QoS is, what routers support it, and how to set it up. Actually, here:

http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/24/0024257&tid=95

 

Redbrick I know your pain. I refused to allow my 15 y/o to purchase more WoW time in the end, it was severely interfering with his studies. Along with the constant msn'ing and myspace'ing etc. My younger kids aren't quite as into the computer atm they are far more sporty. But anyway,

You might like to consider NetLimiter. I use the free version as a data monitor (its a very good one), but it looks like the Pro 2 might be what you want. A newer release is coming very soon too apparently.
See their what's coming next page.
You can trial the Pro version for a month for free, I did and I noticed you can actually specify the amount of bandwidth in kb's for each individual application . Whether that works accross a network or not I haven't established, but with a free trial you have nothing to lose.

**edit** I just saw in a screenshot that the network manager will allow bandwidth allocation both up and downstream to each individual adapter.

 

Yeah, man.....Assign the DCHP IP lease time to 30 minues.

 

or take the easiet solution and actually go explain the situation and your feelings to the kids. Honestly this solves so much more then tech solutions will in the long run as well as make your kids say "oh i understand there concerns" instead of "oh i hate my parents for sucking and not letting me play games " So many people look for monitoring/keyloggers type software when the honest to god best solution is just talking with your kids.

 

Will that work on a 40 year old too??...he's just as bad if not worse then your two kids(and my 3...love ya dave ) with his downloads.
I don't have an answer but can give you a solution...depending on the age of your kids ect..."assign" certain times for your kids to go online, wait till they go to bed (or make them go) to get on, or even a better one yet...if they are old enough make them get their own internet...ie: DIAL UP! There is companys out there that can have multi taps on phone lines just for net use or so they say.
Good luck!!