I want to know if there are any affordable residential gateways or similar devices that would serve as a bandwidth assignment/filtering device. Blocking websites and IP ranges is a plus. I've got a 2Wire 2700HG DSL modem.
My brother keeps accessing high-bandwidth sites and downloading what not from the Internet and I had just more than enough. Anytime I want to get some work done (I'm a web developer) I need to ask his bum **** to stop whatever he's doing online so I can upload my stuff or else my clients will get back at me. And I'm tired of shelling the bucks while he just sits there enjoying the service I pay for.
2007-12-04 12:35:03 · 3 answers · asked by lfdgb 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Somehow the advanced options of the 2Wire do not apply to me - I guess this modem was customized by my ISP. Sucks. Oh, I don't use a router, maybe we should start with that one?
2007-12-04 13:31:56 · update #1
There aren't any inexpensive bandwidth management products, but if he's using your broadband, you should have the right to change the settings on his computer so there are limits set on individual programs. If he's using file sharing programs, you can easily set limits on the amount of upload and download bandwidth used by the programs so they don't swamp your internet connection.
Another option, if you're already using a router, would simply be to only allow your computer to connect to the router all the time, and set time constraints within the router on when he can connect to the internet. Or, simply turn off his connection to the internet completely if he won't be reasonable.
2007-12-04 12:56:10 · answer #1 · answered by Spartacus! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 2700 has some very good firewall settings that will indeed block anything you like
http://www.2wire.com/pages/pdfs/5100-000326-000.Rev.A.pdf
Just read the firewall settings. If I am not mistaken you can actually kill the ports used for peer to peer within that gateway. And actually stop any applications you so choose.
It really is a good gateway device.
2007-12-04 13:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-25 11:24:24 · answer #3 · answered by polich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋