blocking bit comet

slatey · 24 Jan 2006 at 15:59

my housemate is running bit comet and causes a slowdown how can i block bit comet so i can use the net.we have a netgear wgr614 v6 i know there are ports 6881 to 6999 used but when i block those i still get a slowdown which makes using the net too slow...

slatey · 24 Jan 2006 at 19:55

im on it many thanks....

slatey · 24 Jan 2006 at 20:25

box????

slatey · 24 Jan 2006 at 23:26

i get the idea guys but thats not an option for me i had hoped for a router solution cos i have control of it cheers anyway sob sob...

slatey · 25 Jan 2006 at 22:31

Skilldibop said:
*Ahem* FTP, HTTPS, Games........not the most flexibe/practicle of plans.

QoS keeps everyone happy, he gets to DL when he likes and everyone can browse happily. The solution isn't always "kill it dead". on a 1meg connection set the max burstable to 75-80% of the connection and max sustained to 50-60%. That way short DLs will get near full speed, long torrents will only take half the bandwidth away from you. Most routers support this, even my Speedtouch 510 does. But as before, and like my speedtouch, the web app doesn't have the reature- you need to telnet the LAN ip of the router in hyperterminal or CMD.exe

For a 2 meg connection you can give more to burst as you need only a few KB/s for browsing, 100KB/s for games max.

i have telnet but no qos how do i telnet the lan ip?

slatey · 25 Jan 2006 at 22:45

agw_01 said:
There was a thread here a while ago where you could change the registry to limit upload/download speeds.

I had it bookmarked but the thread is no longer here

Could really do with it as my step brother and sister are always downloading with Limewire and BitTorrent The connection is slow enough without those two killing it even more.

slatey, if you can gain access to his PC, you could do the registry tweak.

now your talking...i only want to be able to use the web its my lifeline...anyone know where that hack is i have access to his pc..

slatey · 26 Jan 2006 at 17:09

Skilldibop said:
Command prompt and type "tenet" followed by a space and then the IP address of your router. Which should be the ones they gave you to connect to in the instructions. I'll lay odds on 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.138.

so can i turn it on and off at will?

slatey · 17 Feb 2006 at 18:28

i have solved the problem....i had to buy the NETGEAR (WPN824) RANGEMAX MIMO 108Mbps WIRELESS CABLE ROUTER which allows you to block a certain ip address and port range .i bought this to solve two problems one of which was the bit comet problem the other being the range of my other router and black spots.the black spots are still a problem because of the solid construction of the building im in.can i use the original router a floor below and get rid of the blackspots using wireless meaning using two wireless setups on one ntl connection??