Can I A-just My Internet Speed?

Question

I have a Pc in my room with a dsl modem (router), and my family always downloads.
they make my internet slower then usual, so is it possible to limit there speed? plzz help

Answer 1

No, Your internet speed is determined by your service provider.

In your case, since there are multiple systems on the same router, when all of them are online at the same time, all systems will slow down because the baudrate, which is being supplied by your service provider, is being divided up by the router to accomodate all the systems.

If you want to increase your own baudrate you would have use a splitter on the cable coming into the house at the point before it goes to the router and directly hardwire it into your dsl modem.

That way, you are bypassing the router and you should get the equal of having the full bandwidth.

Answer 2

It's possible but I don't know of any really easy way to do this.

One thing that might work is to route the traffic through your PC by connecting the DSL to one LAN port, and your wireless router through another LAN port. You would then bridge the cards in your network settings. This may give your system preference over the others because you'd be one step closer to the source.



You would need two LAN ports to pull this off though, not all motherboards come equipped with more than one.

Answer 3

Your router and any connections you have are probably all much faster than your Internet connection. The bottleneck is the link to your ISP, and there is probably not much you can do there, unless you want to pay more. Routers do not in general support prioritization, except maybe of voice packets in a VOIP environment. (we don't want to screw up a voice conversation because someone is downloading a file) Even if you could prioritize different router ports, very small differences in priority make big changes in performance. They would be dropping connections, and complaining to you or the ISP.

Answer 4

yeah on some routers u can setup QoS (quality of service ) eg how much speed they get from the connection

but since you didnnt say what make/model of router u have, i cant advise fully. if u goto the website that made your router that shuold have a guide.

Answer 5

Adjust. a-d-j-u-s-t.