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my roommate recently got a kindle so hes been downloading off of torrents for books and pretty much taking up all of the bandwidth. im pretty much unable to find an online match on xbox live, and my laptop is noticeably slower loading pages while hes downloading. is there anyway to throttle his bandwidth usage?
or sneak on his computer and fix it yourself
That would be unethical. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Which router? If it's an advanced model, it might have a few useful features. I'd also recommend DD-WRT, which enables you to limit specific kinds of transmissions (i.e. BitTorrent)
just subtly unplug the internet from the router and hardwire your live to the internet
I'm thinking if he's asking us, he's already tried asking his roommate.
What kind of router is it and Who's router is it?
its not an unknown source, its my roommate. hes just using too much bandwidth.
i dont want to say 'no, you cant use torrents or downloads anymore'. i just want to put a cap on how much he is downloading at a time, so it doesnt lag me.
I can't speak for MKC, but the housing on my campus does not have Wi-Fi. However, each room has their own hardwired connection to the internet so it isn't an issue for me.
The ddwrt thing is a software upgrade for your router. I'm not 100% sure that will help you anyway unless their software has options to limit the bandwidth with your exact model. If you try that upgrade and it doesn't work though, then your router will be dead and worthless.
I'd tell the guy to stop download'n stuff period. Cause that's your router and he's lagging you. Who's name is on the internet bill? If it's yours, then he can get his own connection if he has a problem with it, or have some respect.
Hire Sonic with a K-BAR to beat him until he limits it.Seriously, how much can one torrent?
and wow patches. those also slow my connection down and make it to where i cannot find xbl games.
WoW is such a waste of time. There's no way you pay me enough to play that game.
It isn't really fair of him to use all the bandwidth, either.Seems like your solutions are, get a router that works with this thing or make him stop tormenting with torrent.
Quote from: Master_Chi on September 24, 2010, 09:28:51 AMWoW is such a waste of time. There's no way you pay me enough to play that game.Well, that's your opinion, and some millions of people don't share it
Quote from: browarod on September 24, 2010, 12:45:05 PMQuote from: Master_Chi on September 24, 2010, 09:28:51 AMWoW is such a waste of time. There's no way you pay me enough to play that game.Well, that's your opinion, and some millions of people don't share it Millions of people think that Justin Bieber is the best thing since sliced bread, too.