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Uncle Peter · 28-02-2012, 10:54

The point that's being missed here is that QoS is next to useless on a domestic router connected to a public network. The QoS flags are of no value once the traffic leaves the OP's network, thus, once the upstream link becomes saturated the value of QoS is negated as I have yet to see a domestic router that supports proper queue/rate management metrics.

So throttle/police/shape the offending clients at layer 2 is a quick and effective fix if it works properly (it's a Belkin) - then again it can't because it's not supported. Does the OP really want to sit for hours building and optimising QoS rules in any event? I doubt it.

28-02-2012, 10:54	#8
Uncle Peter 81-82-83-84 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: on holiday by mistake Age: 55 Services: Vivid 200, Full House, V6 x2 Posts: 5,977	Re: Prioritising internet traffic through my Belkin G Wireless Router The point that's being missed here is that QoS is next to useless on a domestic router connected to a public network. The QoS flags are of no value once the traffic leaves the OP's network, thus, once the upstream link becomes saturated the value of QoS is negated as I have yet to see a domestic router that supports proper queue/rate management metrics. So throttle/police/shape the offending clients at layer 2 is a quick and effective fix if it works properly (it's a Belkin) - then again it can't because it's not supported. Does the OP really want to sit for hours building and optimising QoS rules in any event? I doubt it.