How can i go about limiting the amount a person can download or the downloading speeds a person can download at on my home network without them knowing, as they are continuously slowing down the whole network? Is there also a way of even preventing them from downloading peer to peer files without them knowing?
2006-11-23 00:38:57 · 2 answers · asked by Midas 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
You can't do that with a SOHO class router. You can do that with something beefier. On the cheap, I'd strongly recommend IPCop, a free, open-source firewall system that runs on a spare PC with two NICs. There are add-ons such as Dansguardian that you can use to limit internet access as well as others that will block outbound traffic by port, IP address, or MAC address. Go to http://www.ipcop.org for more information.
2006-11-23 02:11:03 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a pdf file on the disc that came with the router that walks you thru everything you can do
2006-11-23 00:41:09 · answer #2 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋