managing bandwidth with linksy router befsr41

  • Thread starter Thread starter Mr X
  • Start date Start date
M

Mr X

I share my internet connection with my neighbour using my wired linksy
router but they are constantly hogging the bandwidth. I had a go at using
the web setup utility but only succeeded in blocking them completely. Can
anyone explain to me how to restrict their bandwidth?

TIA

Mr X
 
Does the neighbor help pay for the ISP or are you giving it to them ?

No matter how friendly you are with them, it's a dangerous situation.
ISPs can and do log Internet traffic. If you have someone accessing
your network and they access certain sexually explicit material it has
the potential to hurt you. Since the account is in your name if someone
downloads/views that material and it is logged and turned over to
authorities you could end up with the FBI at your doorstep.

It's a nice gesture, but you're betting off "Pulling the Plug" on them.
 
R. McCarty said:
Does the neighbor help pay for the ISP or are you giving it to them ?

No matter how friendly you are with them, it's a dangerous situation.
ISPs can and do log Internet traffic. If you have someone accessing
your network and they access certain sexually explicit material it has
the potential to hurt you. Since the account is in your name if
someone downloads/views that material and it is logged and turned
over to authorities you could end up with the FBI at your doorstep.

It's a nice gesture, but you're betting off "Pulling the Plug" on
them.
Click to expand...

Congrats; that's the silliest trash explanation of anything I've seen in a
long time. You have too much time on your hands and watch too much TV.
 
While that may be the case, he's correct. I've had customers of mine get in
trouble for things (not sexually explicit material) they weren't doing (such
as someone riding their unsecured wireless and getting infected with
viruses) and it doesn't get tracked down to the infected guy, it was tracked
down to the IP of the gateway, which was my customer. :/

I have had two instances involving sexually explicit materials, both of
which involved showing up at work with an FBI agent and a US Customs
official waiting with subpoenas for user information and 10 pages of logs.
:/

Joe
 
Joe Grover said:
While that may be the case, he's correct. I've had customers of mine get
in trouble for things (not sexually explicit material) they weren't doing
(such as someone riding their unsecured wireless and getting infected with
viruses) and it doesn't get tracked down to the infected guy, it was
tracked down to the IP of the gateway, which was my customer. :/

I have had two instances involving sexually explicit materials, both of
which involved showing up at work with an FBI agent and a US Customs
official waiting with subpoenas for user information and 10 pages of logs.
:/

Joe
Click to expand...
I just wanted to know how to restrict my neighbours bandwidth.
 
You would need a Router that provides the capability to limit or
cap bandwidth.

The following site/forums is an excellent resource for
Broadband/Wireless issues.
http://forums.speedguide.net/

My apologies for not keeping my previous answer directed to
your question.
 
I share my internet connection with my neighbour using my wired linksy
router but they are constantly hogging the bandwidth. I had a go at using
the web setup utility but only succeeded in blocking them completely. Can
anyone explain to me how to restrict their bandwidth?

TIA

Mr X
Click to expand...
'wired linksy router'? makes no sense to me. oh well- cut the friggin
wire!

HTH-Larry
----POSTED @ XPmin mp experimental XP------------------------
Any advice given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS (Normally, Usually, Generally, Sometimes :)
 
I share my internet connection with my neighbour using my wired linksy
router but they are constantly hogging the bandwidth. I had a go at using
the web setup utility but only succeeded in blocking them completely. Can
anyone explain to me how to restrict their bandwidth?
Click to expand...

It depends on the router. First does it even have that capability?. Check
the documentation or contact the router tech support. It's not an XP OS
issue.
 
Back
Top