I need to make it so that someone can't use the net, or they get it real slow.

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ryon

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#69847 14-Oct-2010 01:39

I need to make it so that someone can't use the net, or they get it real slow.

Why?...

There is a little boy in my studio that uses our 60gb allowance in 4 days, then he continues to download on capped net so its like pretty much no net.

He uses a cable and the router is in the hall way, so unplugging him doesn't work because he instantly plugs it back in.

The net cable plugs into someones room though, so i can set up a second router so everyone gets wireless and just unplug the net cable for the hall way router.

But then he can just abuse the net with wireless...

We have tried talking to him and that doesn't work.
Our landlord is useless, so talking to him isn't an option.

Any ideas or programs???

Really appreciate your responses.

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#391622 14-Oct-2010 07:19

You could change to a plan which charges per GB and hand him the bill at the end of the month. It sounds like he needs to learn the true cost of bandwidth.

As for limiting a particular IP address on your network, I do not know of any software which will do this.

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#391626 14-Oct-2010 07:34

The best option would be to get a router with ability to limit access to ports via MAC addresses... Then allow only known MAC addresses - not including your friends' one.

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#391636 14-Oct-2010 08:39

1080p: You could change to a plan which charges per GB and hand him the bill at the end of the month. It sounds like he needs to learn the true cost of bandwidth.

As for limiting a particular IP address on your network, I do not know of any software which will do this.

From what I read it doesn't sound like he would pay it anyway. Sounds like a selfish pr#*k

MAC address filtering sounds like your best bet. Once you have identified his MAC address you can set up filtering to allow everyone but him.

Good luck with this, I can oimagine how annoying this must be.

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#391641 14-Oct-2010 08:58

If not that, and you are keen on setting up a firewall box, have a look at pfSense and traffic shaping. Probably overkill, but it's a sure way to make him think twice about what to do with the bandwidth that he is given.

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#391648 14-Oct-2010 09:23

What type of router do you have?

Mine allows me to block internet traffic to certain ip addresses via ip filtering

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#391650 14-Oct-2010 09:26

If you have an old PC lying around, you could set up IPcop and traffic shape from there.
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/ipcop/wiki

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#391652 14-Oct-2010 09:31

Another thing, is this person actually contributing towards the cost of the broadband or is it included in the monthly flat rental?

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#391653 14-Oct-2010 09:33

Scissors will work... can't stand people who have no concept of limited data internet

Anyway, depending on what router you have you may be able to flash it with dd-wrt, tomato, or gargoyle. Each of these have the ability to restrict access to the net based on mac address

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#391655 14-Oct-2010 09:34

raab: Scissors will work... can't stand people who have no concept of limited data internet

Disconnect a couple wires from the router end of his LAN cable so it looks ok but doesn't work.

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#391657 14-Oct-2010 09:35

raab: Scissors will work... can't stand people who have no concept of limited data internet

Anyway, depending on what router you have you may be able to flash it with dd-wrt, tomato, or gargoyle. Each of these have the ability to restrict access to the net based on mac address

Best idea IMHO. And a machete if things turn ugly.

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#391805 14-Oct-2010 13:44

Seems a strange situation to cause this. Why would a landlord care about problems like this?

What is this studio you are talking about?

Firstly, I would stop contributing to a shared internet connection and get your own.

How many people share the connection other than mr inconsiderate?

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#391841 14-Oct-2010 16:11

Thanks Everyone!
I managed to login to the router and i found everyones mac address on there.

Unfortunately there wasn't an option to limit speed by mac address, but there are a bunch of other settings i can work with.

I can deny his mac address completely, which i will probably do over night when all hes is doing downloading. and it has a scheduler to so i can give him net when he's actually going to be using a browser, etc...

What I will also do is set a overall speed limit, and set his mac address to a low priority. This is so that the net will last hopefully all month, and by giving him low priority he can't cripple other peoples use when people are using the net at the same time.

I think that sounds fair, yeah?
Especially because he has been at it for the whole year and most of us will only be here another 1-2 months.

Kiwi1971:
1080p: You could change to a plan which charges per GB and hand him the bill at the end of the month. It sounds like he needs to learn the true cost of bandwidth.

As for limiting a particular IP address on your network, I do not know of any software which will do this.

From what I read it doesn't sound like he would pay it anyway. Sounds like a selfish pr#*k

MAC address filtering sounds like your best bet. Once you have identified his MAC address you can set up filtering to allow everyone but him.

Good luck with this, I can oimagine how annoying this must be.

DLS

haha, I have a feeling he wouldn't pay an that would back fire.

semigeek: Another thing, is this person actually contributing towards the cost of the broadband or is it included in the monthly flat rental?

It's part of the rent.

Kiwi1971:
raab: Scissors will work... can't stand people who have no concept of limited data internet

Disconnect a couple wires from the router end of his LAN cable so it looks ok but doesn't work.

DLS

hahaha, yeah, I actually did this, had him stumped for a good day.

richms: Seems a strange situation to cause this. Why would a landlord care about problems like this?

What is this studio you are talking about?

Firstly, I would stop contributing to a shared internet connection and get your own.

How many people share the connection other than mr inconsiderate?

We pay for the internet in our rent bundle, so the internet is sorted out by the landlord.
Ummmm, I would say flatting is where everyone contributes together to cover rent and all "live" together, like a family home but with mates. Where as with a studio, you rent the room, and you share kitchen, bathrooms, laundry etc. Not usually a common room though. It's is more unsocially and you generally don't know the other people before you move in.

I may be wrong, but thats how i'd describe it.

10 people live here sharing the internet.

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#391843 14-Oct-2010 16:15

ryon: 10 people live here sharing the internet.

Sounds like a good idea then to add a firewall box to do proper traffic shaping.

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#391851 14-Oct-2010 16:23

Remember to change the password to the router, won't take him long to do a quick search to find the default password and undo all your good work. What would happen if he reset the router when finds out he's blocked?

Idea of filtering by MAC address seems best, you might need to invest in a second router inside the presons bedroom to prevent physical tampering..

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#391852 14-Oct-2010 16:28

Sounds a bit of a weird living arrangement.

A studio is normally an apartment with a large workspace and a single bedroom off that space, with a small kitchen area in the workspace, usually suited for single people.

Sounds like you are in a boarding house or something. Boarders have no rights under the RTA so you are left with the normal contract law to resolve issues. If you were boarding at a place with a carpark and one guy parked up a dozern old wrecks in all the parks they wouldnt have a leg to stand on, I dont see why internet would be any different.

IMO, the bundling of a shared internet connection in the price charged for a room is on the verge of stupidity for the property owner since they will be the one on the hook for any copyright complaints.

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