can i give my pc top priority for bandwith?

[Langlest]

im currently on a virgin 50meg line and my pc is connected to the router via a cable, for some reason when my brother listens to the radio on his laptop my connection gets really slow

i had a look in my router settings but cant seem to find a way to give my pc priority, is this even possible?

 

[DJMK4]

What router do you have? it will either be router based QoS or in extreme cases traffic shaping to cap the other persons speed but your probably looking at more advanced routers for shaping, QoS can be done on some modern Linksys routers & Drayteks if your looking in to bandwidth management on a home bases

Edit: Just seen Virgin 50mb

 

[Rizo-UK]

he's listening to radio and your connection gets slow?

that isnt your problem at all, he's prob using a 128/192kbit stream so not very taxing on your 50meg line.

visit speedtest.net and pingtest.net and post your results.

HTH
Jon

 

[Langlest]

thanks for the replies, i have a d-link dir-615

here is my speed test result when he is not using the laptop

and here is it when he is using it

for some reason it seems to affect youtube and playing world of warcraft more than anything else when he is using it