In-Windows QoS

[Collider]

I'm trying to see if it is possible to do QoS from within windows. I've played around with my router settings which is a default Verizon Fios item that they give you with service, and surprisingly enough it had QoS in the options. I was able to set priorities for ports/protocols like HTTP and port for Call Of Duty.

However that did not solve my problem. What I would like to accomplish is to give priority to my browser traffic while I'm downloading things in the background, easy you say - HTTP. but the problem is that my downloads are also coming from HTTP (using RapidShare... *grin*) - so I ended up where I started.

Can anyone recommend a solution for this situation? Is there any way from Windows give 1 running process network priority over the other somehow ?

 

[drebo]

Using QoS in Windows makes no sense because Windows is not the point at which the network condenses. The only place you need prioritization (QoS as you understand it) is a bridge between a faster network and a slower network.

 

[gsaldivar]

Without addressing the main question of QoS on Windows:

I've always been able to work around issues similar to yours by constraining app-specific upstream bandwidth. It's very often the case, that perceived lag in downloads, gaming, and DNS queries during times of heavy network use, are the result of unavailable upstream bandwidth. Because residential internet connections almost always have a small upstream pipe, it is relatively easy to saturate it. Once upstream is at full capacity, downloads and other WAN connections can no longer function normally because the queries that initiate them (sent upstream) are blocked or delayed from being sent. This can even be the case when plenty of downstream bandwidth is available.

The solution for me, has been to use an applications built-in upstream limiting feature to drop the usage to ~75 percent of maximum (i.e. uTorrent, FileZilla...). Or, use a third party software like NetLimiter to selectively reduce the upstream of specific applications where no built-in limiting feature is available within the application.

If you try this out, I'm willing to bet you don't really need to worry about QoS on your PC. Managing your upstream bandwidth should be more than sufficient.

 

[Collider]

Without addressing the main question of QoS on Windows:
If you try this out, I'm willing to bet you don't really need to worry about QoS on your PC. Managing your upstream bandwidth should be more than sufficient.

This actually sounds like what I was looking for, I'm gonna give this a try. The software the you mentioned is only able to limit upstream or downstream as well?

 

[theevilsharpie]

Can anyone recommend a solution for this situation? Is there any way from Windows give 1 running process network priority over the other somehow ?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...35-8fde-47c7-aa96-d4108f779f20&displaylang=en

 

[gsaldivar]

This actually sounds like what I was looking for, I'm gonna give this a try. The software the you mentioned is only able to limit upstream or downstream as well?

Both upstream and downstream can be limited, you can set a specific level for each application. It's very powerful.

Good luck!