Bandwidth Allowance Server for NTL 10mb

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Righty, When i return to my uni house (is a long time away but I am wanting to learn and build for this) in september, I will be upgrading the NTL 2mb connection as 5 way it isnt all that great. Plan now is to goto the NTL 10mb.

I am wanting to create a server that only allows the other 4 people a certain amount of bandwidth, As I like to use the connection for Online games which when they download ruins it completly for me. Allowing certain bandwidth will allow me to (if I am correct) play games with no lag, and let others download at around 60kbs with an upload of about 20kbs, roughly equivilent to 1mb connection each. And i have the rest of the bandwidth.

Is this possible? and what sort of kit is needed?

At the moment i Have:-
Old rig - xp1900 512ram mx440gfx with a micro mobo
Linksys 4 port router which I am using to split the ntl connection.
May be able to get my hands on an 8port hub.
Anything else needed i will buy.
 
that sounds good enough T18, does it create any problems with day to day usage of internet and things like that, ie the firewall being annoying.

The other main reason for this is that I personally want to hog the connection for downloading and leave the rest of the users sharing the remains of the connection and thus affecting each others bandwidth and performance.
 
so T180 would if i got one of these could i Limit 3 or 4 others users to have an Upload of around 20each and a download of around 120 each, leaving me to have the rest of what is available.

Main problem is everyone downloading (using p2p software) and when i want them to stop i gotta goto their pc's or unlug their cable from the router. Does this sound liek the thing to solve my problem?
 
my problem is that the uploads damage intetnet gaming more than the uploads, giving someone 80kbs combined could mean that they are uploading at 50, which on a 500kb upload is nearly the whole thing. Completly destroyign the objective of what Im doing.
Bloody P2P software..........
 
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