How to limit wireless bandwidth?

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Motorwayisloud

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Hi,

I have a home router (DSL-3780) and I am looking for a way to limit the amount of bandwidth each device can use. I stream for a living and require a heavy amount of bandwidth because of this, but other devices in the house such as an on demand TV box or phone severely disrupt my stream. I have looked into QoS but to be quite honest the menu is quite intimidating. Is this the only way to go about limiting bandwidth or is there something more user friendly to a networking simpleton like myself?

Any input is appreciated.
 
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gorfmaster1

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I have an ASUS Router that I flashed Tomato firmware on it and it allows me to limit maximum bandwidth along with QoS Settings to help stabilize the current traffic i have going through my Router. I used to get Insane lag spikes with my wife on her Chromecast and me playing games. That is no longer an issue for me since I set the maximum allowed download and upload manually.
 
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hang-the-9

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Yes, a custom firmware like Tomato will offer good features that are often not available with the stock router setup, that is a good idea, and is not too difficult to mess with if you make sure the router you have/get will work with it.

If you look at www.newegg.com for routers, in the review section you can find comments about people using them with custom firmware. Or you can just do a web search for "best QOS routers".
 
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Motorwayisloud

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This sounds like what I am looking for, my main concern though is will my ISP be able to tell I am using custom firmware? Is this normally allowed?
 
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bill001g

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They likely don't care but because the device you are using has a dsl modem in it you will not be able to find third party firmware. Seems there issue with open souce software and obtaining DSL modem drivers.

You will have to use a router in front of your current router. You are getting more and more complex by the second. Third party firmware is not all that hard but you do have to spend time to learn some of the details, so you do not make a stupid mistake and then have to spend hours trying to recover a router that does not boot.

QoS is one of the more advanced networking topics. It is not something simple to configure. Again it is not really hard but you need to spend the time to learn the topic. Really advanced QoS settings on the third party firmware is not even done via a gui you must edit the underlying files.

I guess it depends on how much you value your time. Since you are talking about something that can impact your income it you may be better off just buying a different connection.....besides if you live in the USA it makes it much easier to deduct off your income tax rather than trying to figure out how much of the connection was business and how much was personal.

 
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MHLGalaxyGuy

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If you are intimidated by adding third-party firmware, another option is to purchase a router that already has the functionality built in. Personally, I have an Asus RT-AC68R which has a very straightforward and functional bandwidth limiter built right into the factory firmware. I use it to limit the upload/download speeds of just about everything in the house so that my games don't lag when someone else is watching Netflix, downloading a game, sending a large file, etc.
 
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