QoS withWRT54G

[ihateregistering]

Basically I want set some programs traffic priority higher and lower. Lower for download manger and higher for some games. Problem is I don't know what to list the applications as on the QoS panel. First instinct was go to task manger and see the names of the apps running, but those are too long to fight in the space provided by the router. Also not sure if I need to include .exe or not, hope not as BF2.exe is the only one that would fit. How can I find the app names I should use?

 

[Goosemaster]

What version of the router do you have?

if it is less than v5, as in v4 or earlier, you can replace the firmware with a GREAT one from www.dd-wrt.com (use 23b2)

Of course, let's not go any further until you tell us your version number It is printed on the bottom of the router

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Not sure how it is in the linksys firmware, but don't worry about the process name in windows, the router doesn't even know. If its like DD-WRT firmware, then it uses the l7-filter which determines the protocol being used.

 

[ihateregistering]

I have v4, and I'm not running the stock firmware, though I had the same issues with the stock, changed mainly because it couldn't deal with all the bittorrent connections. Anyways I'm running HyperWRT2.1b1 tofu11, first one found on this page

http://www.utorrent.com/faq.php#Special...sers_with_Linksys_WRT54G_GL_GS_routers

Sleep walker you're over my head. I assume you're saying it works off the port number and protocol (tcp/ip, etc, etc) and doesn't really care about the app name?

of course my next problem would then be to find a good download manager that uses the same local port everytime.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: ihateregistering
I have v4, and I'm not running the stock firmware, though I had the same issues with the stock, changed mainly because it couldn't deal with all the bittorrent connections. Anyways I'm running HyperWRT2.1b1 tofu11, first one found on this page

http://www.utorrent.com/faq.php#Special...sers_with_Linksys_WRT54G_GL_GS_routers

Sleep walker you're over my head. I assume you're saying it works off the port number and protocol (tcp/ip, etc, etc) and doesn't really care about the app name?

of course my next problem would then be to find a good download manager that uses the same local port everytime.

1. I would recommend dd-wrt..it is simply fantastic
2. you are right about sleepwalkers comment..it doesn't have the ability to recognize individual applications (layers 5-7 of the OSI modeL) and jsut checkks ports
3. downloads always home in on random ports but the destination is always port 80 for http, 443 for https, and AMNY times, but not always, port 21 for ftp

 

[ihateregistering]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

1. I would recommend dd-wrt..it is simply fantastic
2. you are right about sleepwalkers comment..it doesn't have the ability to recognize individual applications (layers 5-7 of the OSI modeL) and jsut checkks ports
3. downloads always home in on random ports but the destination is always port 80 for http, 443 for https, and AMNY times, but not always, port 21 for ftp

so basically if I wanted to change the priority of download manager that uses HTTP I'd have to use port 80, but then if it's not app specific it will put all port 80 traffic, including web browsing on low priority? which pretty much defeats the entire purpose.

 

[0roo0roo]

you can always download on another computer and throttle that mac/port