limiting bandwith to WiFi devices

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ReaperZ

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#11070 30-Dec-2006 02:27

hi guys.

a friend of mine is wanting to limit bandwith to one certain WiFi device that connects to his WiFi router\ ..

The device can be assigned a static IP

he has a Netgear dg834gt

is there any way this can be managed by the router somehow ? installing software such as Net Limiter onto the WiFi device isnt an option.

thanks in advance

sbiddle

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#56588 30-Dec-2006 09:00

There is no easy way.

If you buy something like a Linksys WRT54g you can run 3rd party firmware such Sveasoft on it which would allow you to do this. What you want is not something you're going to see on a cheap SOHO router.

mixja

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#57536 10-Jan-2007 22:49

What type of device is the one that needs to be limited?

Some WLAN cards allow you to set the maximum data rate at which they will associate, which would be one way in the absence of traffic shaping/policing mechanisms on your WLAN access point(s)...