Managing Download/Bandwidth

aashish · Feb 5, 2011

Hey Guys,

Here is a problem that i have been facing. I have a WIFI set up at home and three computers can access the WIFI. Two of them are mine and the other one is for my housemate.

The problem here is whenever i want to do something, the speed slows down, I changed the password for WIFI and it worked fine, as soon as i gave the password to my house mate same problem again.

I wanted to know if there is any way i can block the bandwidth, something like, he can still download but at a very low speed. Any Bandwidth Manager that any one can recommend. I looking for something free.

Cheers!
ash

XJ-linux · Feb 5, 2011

It can be done on some routers, though that depends upon whether your WiFi router supports any throttling feature and whether you can access those features. A router-based solution is easiest to manage since you just mess with allotments for the MAC address of whom you wish to throttle. If not, there are a few commands you can execute on the Mac/Linux/BSD computer you want to slow down. Unfortunately, you would pretty much need your roommate's permission to execute those commands.

Here's anice little article on the topic:
How to throttle bandwidth on Mac OS X » Thirtyfootscrew's Blog

Another link to some freeware (I haven't tried it):
WaterRoof ipfw firewall frontend

chscag · Feb 5, 2011

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Managing Download/Bandwidth

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