Limit specific wireless connection

[CivilDrone]

Evening

I have a big question

Is there a chance to limit someone on my wireless network? I use LAN, and don't mind limiting whole of Wless connection all together, becouse sometimes it ****es me off when someone is downloading or using skype. I use virgin media hub with modem router in one.

Any suggestions please?

 

[Mr. Peri Peri]

Limit what? I assume you are talking about bandwidth?

When you say Virgin Media Hub, do you mean the superhub? Black thin box with the Virgin media logo on the side which glows blue/purple depending what mode you have it in.

 

[CivilDrone]

Yep, i want to limit whole wireless or specific macs to 200kbps down 20kbps up, that will solve all my problems I have Netgear VMDG280, not sure if its superhub or not

 

[Mr. Peri Peri]

The Superhub does not have this capability built in. What you are looking for is QoS (quality of service) features which will allow you to limit the bandwidth to each attached device.

From what I can see you have 2 options really (1st may not be practical):

• Net Limiter
  - Software which would be installed on the machine you want to limit and set the maximum bandwidth it can use.
  
• New router
  - Buy a new router that has QoS functionality. You would then put the superhub in to modem mode and use the new router.
  
  Something like this:
  
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WR1043ND-Ultimate-Wireless-Gigabit/dp/B002YETVTQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327202942&sr=8-1

Hope that helps.

 

[CivilDrone]

Thanks for the help, installing something on the system in question is not possible. So basically i am stuck with router option, QoS compatible. Thank you