Managing bandwidth on a home network

[Thetech]

Are there any tools I could use to manage/cap the amount of internet bandwidth each of my 2 computers use? I've been looking for something to do this but it would also have to be somewhat easy to shut down so when I chose to I can give 1 of the 2 computers unrestricted bandwidth usage.

-Thank you.

 

[nweaver]

there are several open source tools. The best would be pf (in *bsd) and I think that monowall may have this functionality out of box (monowall is a "router" type distro)

 

[Thetech]

Originally posted by: nweaver
there are several open source tools. The best would be pf (in *bsd) and I think that monowall may have this functionality out of box (monowall is a "router" type distro)

Thank you. I should have pointed out that I need something that would work in windows though, sry my bad

 

[nweaver]

I'm not saying to replace all your computers OS's, but to replace your router, as that is the best place to monitor/control bandwidth

 

[JackMDS]

www.netlimiter.com

:sun:

 

[JeepinEd]

I am also interested in this.
Is there an off the shelf router that would allow me to prioritize a particular network port (ie cat5 cable connection)?

Thanks.

 

[Madwand1]

Originally posted by: JeepinEd
Is there an off the shelf router that would allow me to prioritize a particular network port (ie cat5 cable connection)?

Not quite off-the-shelf -- DD-WRT on a compatible router gives you some ethernet port-based prioritization among others.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation#Recommended_Devices

 

[Thetech]

Thanks guys, do any of you know of an Open-Source program that can do this? (for Windows Xp)

 

[feelingshorter]

Check your router settings, it might have some built in options. I'm spoiled with my WRT54GS v2 and its open source firmware.