Router based Bandwidth Throttling

Sin_Chase · 10 Jul 2007 at 15:49

.... without spending a fortune.

Do I have my work cut out for me?

Requirements:
802.11b/g (Although I could extend a Wired only router with an AP if this isnt possible)
NAT/Firewall etc etc etc

I am sure all of the regular features of a decent router will be included on anything which can Bandwidth throttle, preferbaly I would like to do it on a per MAC address basis.

Other than building a linux box, open to ideas

tolien · 10 Jul 2007 at 16:00

A Linksys WRT54GL will do it, but you'd need an ADSL modem to go with it if you were planning on using it on an ADSL service.

Sin_Chase · 10 Jul 2007 at 16:18

Thanks, will look into it. Also just stumbled across this little beauty:

http://www.billion.com/product/wireless/bipac7202gr2.php

brendy · 10 Jul 2007 at 16:19

draytek 2800 series will do the job rightly, qos, b/width throttling,wireless,usual security, voice and data filtering etc.

Sin_Chase · 10 Jul 2007 at 16:25

OCUK actually stocks a Billion 7300G which seems to be one of the latest models of the one I previously linked.

Sinizterguy · 10 Jul 2007 at 16:52

I use the WRT54GL with DD-WRT installed and it does router based traffic prioritisation for me.

This way I can leave Azureus downloading as fast as it can manage without bringing web browsing to a halt.

My brother plays all sorts of MUD games where lag on a connection can have serious adverse effects to gaming. Before I had to stop Azureus so he could play it properly - now we have everything running at the same time as well as browsing and downloading updates and it all works smoothly without interfering with each other.

Also I used to previously have router crashes (not regular, but they happened every couple of days or so). Now that doesnt seem to happen. I am still using the same router to connect to the internet, but with the WRT54GL plugged into an ethernet port - but still no crashes. It does occasionally slow down, a reboot or just leaving it alone fixes those.

I just need to rearrange my network to get all my port forwards and stuff working now. Putting them through 2 routers is not doing them any good. Need go back to ethernet DSL modem with just the WRT54GL plugged in rather having it plugged into a Netgear ADSL modem + wireless router/switch as it is now.