Router: Bandwidth sharing between WiFi-connected vs ethernet-connected devices

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balajimc55

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Hi all,

I have a dual band WiFi router with a 16mbps internet connection. The router also has 4 ethernet ports in it. In my apartment 4 of us shared the network by connecting through WiFi.
A new guy moved in few days back. He brought his own router and connected it to one of the ethernet ports of our existing router to have his own wifi sub-network.

Since then the bandwidth is very slow for the rest of us; on all our devices we get like 1-2 mbps. I have a feeling this way of connection is kind of sucking up all the bandwidth disproportionately. But we do get some issues with the network itself sometimes.

So I just wanted to confirm if this kind of connection affects the way the bandwidth is split. Does anyone know about how the bandwidth sharing works? Thanks
 
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If it's his router that is assigning IP addresses now, he could actually have a priority set up on his equipment, thinking you'd never figure it out. He could also just be downloading massive porn files ahead of your logging in, so his process would hold that lease until completed. Apart from those unlikely situations, it really is the Wild West. I suggest you capitalize on this new slice of shared overhead cost reduction and bump your connection speed up with your isp to cover your clear need for a fatter pipe.
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bill001g

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There is no bandwidth sharing in most routers. It is the wild west every machine will try to get all the bandwidth it can. If certain applications are hogs they will tend to dominate the connection.

You have 2 areas that are shared. You have the total internet bandwidth going from your router to the ISP and you have the wireless bandwidth in your house. Wireless in addition to having to share the connection between the router and the end device with multiple wireless routers you have to share the radio frequencies. Properly setup you can avoid overlap of the radio channels between the routers. If you overlap the radio channels it can cause massive performance issues.

If his router does not conflict with yours in the wireless radio channels then it is likely his internet usage in general is using more than its "fair?" share of your connection.

There really is no good way to fix the problem of overloaded internet connections other than to buy more. Used to be 10m internet was a fast connection. Now days a couple of HD movie streams will wipe that out. Four people sharing only 16m would be painful especially if even a couple use a high bandwidth apps.
 
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Loganfilm

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If it's his router that is assigning IP addresses now, he could actually have a priority set up on his equipment, thinking you'd never figure it out. He could also just be downloading massive porn files ahead of your logging in, so his process would hold that lease until completed. Apart from those unlikely situations, it really is the Wild West. I suggest you capitalize on this new slice of shared overhead cost reduction and bump your connection speed up with your isp to cover your clear need for a fatter pipe.
 
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