Bandwidth question.

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Lith567

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I'm not sure where to put this, but i have a problem. My house mate is using a torrent client to download movies ect. But it's hogging all the bandwidth, and bring my connection, and web serving to a halt. My Ping shoots up past 600.

All i want to know is how i can reduce his bandwidth, and upload speed/download. I have not brought this to his attention, since i'm sure he's well aware of this. (He's computer smart). And thinks he can get away with it. So i know talking to him will get us nowhere. I am the bill payer, he pays nothing towards it. But i did say he could use it. (But he's taking the cake, and taking full advantage).

I have a BT Home Hub, i have gone through the settings, there's no way to limit speeds, or bandwidth, only access controls, ect. I can't block ports either, no options. Is there any program that could help?
 
Tell him he can only download during the times you aren't using your pc.

But here's the kicker, if he is downloading illegal stuff, like music and movies, then you will get into trouble not him since its your internet and not his. You may or may not get caught, but why take a chance?
 
I do believe the router would have to support QOS technology in order to limit bandwidth to a certain pc.
 
You did not say who owns the PC.

This is a personal issue. No software fixes are going to resolve animosity. You've really got to talk to the person. If they cannot limit their activity, then you tell them they can no longer use the PC online. The reason johnb35 mentioned is a good one. Essentially you have an abusive relationship and there's no reason to think it's going to stop at the PC.

If that does not work, then you uninstall the software they are using. If it's your PC, you password protect the whole shooting match.
 
192.168.0.1

Type it into a browser.

setup a password on the router and create a service rule to block certain applications. no more nasty copyright infringement emails...
 
This a good test on being assertive, it's your connection so you control how it's used, and if his use is impacting on yours then you need to tell him to be more mindful about it and if he doesn't like it then tell him politely to invest in his own, until then ask to see the inside of his wallet.
 
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