I have a neighbor who I allow to connect to my wireless internet.
However, I only have a 10mb connection (512kb upload), and I have 3 PC's in my home which should definitely have priority!
Is there any way I can limit my neighbor to just using 1mb download and 100kb upload?|||Only if your router has QoS, and even then, it may not limit the bandwidth as you would like.
The ONLY thing that can control network bandwidth is a network router/firewall, like many of the commercial routers or Linux firewalls.
You can build your own Linux firewall:
http://distrowatch.com/search.php?catego鈥?/a>
Many of the higher end ones will allow full bandwidth control not to mention proper security in case your neighbor decodes to download child porn - you have to block that or you will get arrested first....|||If your wireless modem/router supports it (depends on the model) you could probably set bandwidth limits on the wireless connection. If not, then the only way you could do this is to have a separate wireless connection just for your neighbor into your network, and put a bandwidth limiter in-between (either software on one of your PCs or hardware).
You might also want to make sure that your neighbor is not doing anything with internet that might be considered a breach of the Terms of Service - since whatever happens on your connection is your responsibility, whether you are aware of it or not.|||Why can't he get his own then? No reason why he can't use mobile broadband
and pay his own way.
There is no way I would allow anyone to use my connection for whatever reason.
How do you know what he gets up to? Whose door do you think the Police will
come knocking on making "certain" enquires and your computers get taken away
for analyse? Yours, not his at first.
Hypothetical maybe but always a possibility.|||log into the router depending on the router you can limit the times he can use it and aceess and limite his upload and downloads
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