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Splitting Bandwidth

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JulesBravo

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Sorry for the newbie question, but I'm definitely a network newbie. Is it possible to setup my network such that each computer connected to it is given a certain share of the bandwidth? I don't even know if this is how it works, but I'd like it so that if say I have 4 computers connected to the network each gets 25% of the available bandwidth. This way users could play games or download without slowing down one another considerably. I have a fast enough of a connection I believe to handle this. If there is a way to do this could you point me to the correct program or tell me which settings need to be set in my router (Belkin 54G 4 port)?
 
You would have to make a Windows machine doing Internet Connection share with 4 ethernet card. Because you need all the computers on the network connect to one to use that program. Unless you just wanna install that on everyone's computers in the house.
 
this is really interesting i would need that too.. but netlimeter,just seems to be aprogram that limits each application isnt that righht? i needsomething that would in fact limit a computer to a max download speed of 500kb/s.. any way to do that? without an extra computer
 
Netlimiter is a bad idea in this cae. Many SOHO routers support bandwidth limiting. Read the specs of the router you may be interested in to find out. I'm pretty sure that the D-link routers support bandwidth limiting by IP address and I'm sure others do.

You could also build a linux gateway using Clark Connect and use its bandwidth manager module. Its insanely easy to set up and you can use (almost) any old PC. http://www.clarkconnect.org/index.php

The bandwidth manager lets you control the upload and download speeds for particular IP addresses on your local network. The module can also limit traffic by port/service.
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Just look for routers with "bandwith shaping" or "quality of service." Most layer 2 managed switches will do this, but it will take some bit of CLI knoweledge.
 
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