• Hi there and welcome to PC Help Forum (PCHF), a more effective way to get the Tech Support you need!
    We have Experts in all areas of Tech, including Malware Removal, Crash Fixing and BSOD's , Microsoft Windows, Computer DIY and PC Hardware, Networking, Gaming, Tablets and iPads, General and Specific Software Support and so much more.

    Why not Click Here To Sign Up and start enjoying great FREE Tech Support.

    This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

Solved how to limit internet speed to wifi users?

Status
Not open for further replies.
maxim123

maxim123

PCHF Member
Aug 2, 2017
325
18
#1
Hi, sometimes I have work to do which needs fast internet speed, and the wifi is shared with 2 other friends who mostly use only social media, so I would like to know if it is possible to limit the speed to them, maybe 1mbps to one and 2 mbps to the other so I can get as fast speed as possible when I need it?

PS My internet speed is 20mbps and my router is Ptplink.
 
#2
maxim123 said:
Hi, sometimes I have work to do which needs fast internet speed, and the wifi is shared with 2 other friends who mostly use only social media, so I would like to know if it is possible to limit the speed to them, maybe 1mbps to one and 2 mbps to the other so I can get as fast speed as possible when I need it?

PS My internet speed is 20mbps and my router is Ptplink.
Click to expand...

ohh it seems I can control the settings through bandwidth control. But the things I am confused about are:

1) dhcp client list, the ip address of the wifi devices, does it change or not?
2) can we write 1 -100000 in the egress and ingress bandwidth?
3) the port range is 1 - 65535 right?

4 and the main one - bandwidth control is only for the wifi devices right? the ethernet controlled or my main one will still use the 20mbps full right? Also, suppose I limit ingress bandwidth to 2 mbps for 1 device and 1 mbps for the other device, if when they download, do they take 3 mbps out of my 20mbps? is the minimum ingress amount set up what they will use at the minimum?

Thank you.
 
#7
not sure how giving those users a static IP will throttle their bandwidth.
but whatever you do needs to be done at the modem/router level, and menus on those things vary between make/model.
what model is your TP-Link?
 
  • Like
Reactions: maxim123
#8
Bruce said:
not sure how giving those users a static IP will throttle their bandwidth.
but whatever you do needs to be done at the modem/router level, and menus on those things vary between make/model.
what model is your TP-Link?
Click to expand...
I mean I can limit their access bandwidth through the bandwidth control, and giving those users static ip means I don't have to keep on changing the control rule in the bandwidth option in the router admin panel.
My TP-Link model is TL-WR841N
 
#9
maxim123 said:
, sometimes I have work to do which needs fast internet speed, and the wifi is shared with 2 other friends who mostly use only social media,
Click to expand...

Before contemplating limiting anyone's internet access the most important question to ask is who is paying for the service, you could be in a shared dorm at university for example.
 
  • Like
Reactions: maxim123
#10
phillpower2 said:
Before contemplating limiting anyone's internet access the most important question to ask is who is paying for the service, you could be in a shared dorm at university for example.
Click to expand...
I am paying for it, just sharing it with my friends at home, most of the times even I don't use much internet, but when I play the ping can spike, so I want to limit the speed during those times.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom
Back
Forums
Resources
Menu