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Please help me on this, i just newly graduated and got his job on a newly established company, here's the situation:

we have 2 lines one for the accounts and one for the company's operation(our line)

problem is someone's been abusing the network bandwidth and been using p2p so much, that i can't even open my e-mails

i have searching and reading through the internet, and some suggested netlimiter

but with net limiter i have to install some additional software on some of the pc too, unless i setup a server pc


can someone please teach me how to setup a server pc? i really need to restrict downloading from our network, it's affecting everyone else

(feel free to correct me, i'm really not sure if i'm using netlimiter correctly, i just feel that setting up a server pc to control the network is the way to go, and will we be more useful in the future)

for the details we have 13 pc's here, if you need more details, just tell me, please help is badly needed
 
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Why have a server complete a task that can be managed on the router?

Unless the server is designed to do other tasks I wouldn't bother. Look into setting up Quality of Service settings on the router connected to the WAN. Note, if you wish to place one particular device as a lower priority over everything else then you will need to assign a static IP address stack on that machine.

If you do not know who is eating the bandwidth then look at your switch's statistics for each port. The one with the most frames(packets) per second will most likely be the one eating up the bandwidth

Remember to exclude the port connecting from the switch to the router.

Josh :)
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setting up a network server isn't something that can be explained in a forum topic.

I suggest you look at getting in an IT professional to look at your network and suggest the best course of action.
a network server gives you a lot more function than just an internet filter.
 
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Why have a server complete a task that can be managed on the router?

Unless the server is designed to do other tasks I wouldn't bother. Look into setting up Quality of Service settings on the router connected to the WAN. Note, if you wish to place one particular device as a lower priority over everything else then you will need to assign a static IP address stack on that machine.

If you do not know who is eating the bandwidth then look at your switch's statistics for each port. The one with the most frames(packets) per second will most likely be the one eating up the bandwidth

Remember to exclude the port connecting from the switch to the router.

Josh :)
 
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What router or firewall do you have? What OS?

 
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wow, this will help a lot, thank you sir!
 
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our router is a zyxel P-2612HWU-F1
windows 7 OS
 
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I went to the ZyXel site and the firmware dates back to 2009 and makes me wonder on how old this box really is. The model number did not come up but the P-2612HW-f1 did and in the manual it referenced blocking services but it was vague at best........

As to the OS, I was referring to the server OS, what is it?
 
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Googling your router, it looks like an old, slow consumer / home ADSL modem / router combo. Your best bet it to talk management into replacing the thing with a ADSL modem / VoIP gateway and a separate router. Wireless G is painfully outdated anyway.

Even without new hardware, I would set up the router to block all P2P services, period. Only open them up on an as needed basis.
 
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we don't have any server OS, i don't know which one to use, hoping that you guys can give me some tips, like what routers, switches to use, which server os is best for a someone like me, i mean user friendly.. and lastly what can i do to limit bandwidth activity here in our office, while server setup is not yet done, discreetly

believe me guys, i have told them not to download using p2p, but of no effect
 
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i'm sorry i'm such a noob, i don't know how to do it, i'm just studying how to use QoS, can you teach me how to seperate p2p lines, and put it on qos least priority?
 
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Get rid of your router/modem combo, it's junk! The company that makes it also makes me question their customer service protocol. I was trying to download the manual and tried for 15 minutes with out success. That is not acceptable!
I would tell your company owner that it is outdated and you question the capabilities of it and request funds to purchase a new router with better features that give you more control.
Also if this modem/router is owned by the ISP then it will need to be bridged so your router will have a public IP address and have easy remote access to your network.
Asus makes great routers loaded with features. Look on Youtube for setting up QOS on a Asus router then buy one similar to the router in the video.
 
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I think Beachnative said it well, albeit somewhat roughly, when he said that modem / router is junk. It is far from a business class piece of hardware, and what you want to do may be beyond the capability of your device.

The best practices setup is to have your modem, router, and VoIP adapters as separate devices. Particularly in this day and age of rapidly evolving WiFi protocols. Wireless G might have been good back when that router was new (I think they were made in 2008 or so), but pretty much nothing modern on the market uses Wireless G any more. With Wireless AC coming out even Wireless N has the clock ticking on it...

If you have the freedom to do so, I would pick up a DD-WRT capable router, preferably pre-installed, but not absolutely required as with most routers, flashing to DD-WRT should be pretty easy. Some not so much so do your research.

You can keep the existing router / modem combo, and turn off the WiFi on it. Enable it on the DD-WRT router, and set your DSL router to bridge mode, or if there is the ability within that router, simply turn off the routing part. You will have to dig into the documentation from the vendor, but simply put, you want the Zyxel to act as simply a DSL modem and VoIP adapter. Then connect ethernet LAN cable to your new router's WAN port. Configure per the MFGs instructions, and in the case of DD-WRT, set it up per the DD-WRT tutorials. It's pretty easy.

Depending on the DD-WRT version, there will be a QOS, or Firewall setting that is just a drop down list, and you just pick whatever services you want to block, start with p2p sharing services and go from there until you got it where you want it.

FWIW, I am not familiar with your area, or the budget of your company, and it really is none of my business. However you may realize some dramatic performance improvements, for roughly the same cost if you switch from DSL to business class cable. Just a thought...
 
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If you have the freedom to do so, I would pick up a DD-WRT capable router, preferably pre-installed, but not absolutely required as with most routers, flashing to DD-WRT should be pretty easy. Some not so much so do your research.
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Now that is a great suggestion! Also DD-WRT has a great forum to ask for questions regarding QoS.

HERE is a link to an online demo so you could familiarize yourself with it. I've read that some people like Tomato better when it comes to QoS implementation, their opinion, not mine.

HERE is an online demo of Tomato
 
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