Hey,

I was looking at a Billion 7401 modem-router as I current have separate modem and router. I'm just wondering if there is any modem-wireless routers that allow you to limit connections to the router to a certain speed... I'm changing to 1500kb plan and would like to limit the wireless to about 30kB/s so that it doesn't bother my speeds that much. Is this possible to do?


Thanks

I've got the 7402 - it allows setting certain IP address range for DHCP, and then also certain IP range for QoS bandwidth based on source IP - I guess you could set the wireless to static IP and limit the bandwidth of ports to that IP, or conversely have the PC as a static IP... or maybe some tricky with VLAN settings..

I'm not going to play with it now, but I'm sure there's a solution in there somewhere.

That sounds confusing... I think i'll just tell her to deal with the slow speeds while i'm downloading and to get off when i'm gaming

If you set the QoS for the game port (i.e. http is port 80, etc.) to high priority, then her connection will be throttled while you are gaming, so the router will automatically keep your pings low, and your throughput high.

You want something easy?
I suggest Netlimiter
http://www.netlimiter.com/featurelist.php

I use it on all the desktops and notebooks in the house.

It would take you literally 10 seconds to install and limit 'her' Internet bandwidth to 30kbps.
You can even install it under seperate credentials and lock it down so she can't change it.
You could also use it with a download manager / torrent client / etc. to limit uploads and/or downloads at certain times of the day (with the pro version) to keep everyone happy.

Sure, it's not as good as QoS, in that you can't prioritise traffic, only shape it.
But it is very easy to use and quick to change settings.

Try the trial version, fire any questions my way.

Thanks, I downloaded that last night and couldn't work it out... I didn't realise I had to install it on her laptop too. Once I get the new modem/router i'll see how it goes

Do any other brands have the QoS feature or something similar? I can't find the model I want in the local stores... I'm after the 7402GL-M. I can only find non-wireless or the GM model with VPN which I don't need.

I ordered online, nevermind

Could you please explain how to set up QoS? I've got no idea what to put where...
I want my game to have highest priority, then if i'm not gaming, http for her and I to have priority over P2P.
I'm 192.168.1.136 and she os 192.168.1.137. The game has a heap of ports it uses so I don't know which one to use for QoS monitoring.
So highest priority (BF2142):
TCP Ports:
80
443
4711
9960-9969
1024-1124
17475
17567
18000
18060
18120
18300
18510
27900
28910
29900
UDP Ports:
9964
16567
1024-1124
1500-4999
18000
18300
18510
27900
27901
28910
29900
55123-55125

Mid priority (HTTP):
TCP Port:
80

Low priority (uTorrent):
TCP Port:
62770

You should be able to find out which port BF2142 uses from its manual or online. That is the port you set QoS high for. All the rest should be Mid or Low
Try taking the 80 (HTTP), 443(HTTPS), out of high list.

have a look here for a more complete listing of port allocations:
http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers

The problem i'm having is what numbers to put where in the QoS prioritization page...

I have this so far:
Click to view attachment

I'm not sure what to put in the outbound and inbound IP throttling sections either

Well, I have the inbound and outbound throttling working... I'm still unsure about the source and destination fields on the prioritzation page.

destination port is the one you want to specify - as that is the server's port you're calling. The source port is arbitrarily selected by the TCP stack at your end. You probably want to allow it for UDP as well as TCP.