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Originally Posted by Cilonen
Linksys WRT54G has option to set high or low priority to either individual applications or to individual ports - the latter would suit your needs.
It would basically mean that - once correctly set up - if you were surfing, your machine would have bandwidth priority over the others. If your machine were off it wouldn't make any difference to the other machines.
Linksys can be had for £40-50. Wireless cards for the PC's for £20-30, poss cheaper (been a while since I looked), and a PCMCIA card / USB wireless for the laptop won't be much more.
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i think i may have a PCMCIA wireless card for the laptop, prob scout about in the drawers later on.
Is the settings on that router through software or is it on the router itself?.
I would really like to be able to alter it throughout the day automatically, like when i'm away during the mornings/afternoon, it'll have higher speeds for me, but later on it'll automatically switch to equal speeds for the others.
I need the ability to control the connection time somewhat with my lil bro and sister as they spent too much time on the net, has a "time limit" feature present in routers? or the choice of cutting off a connection during a time of day?.
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Originally Posted by homealone
lol - I don't know why the T&Cs say max 3 computers per connection, - I do know it is difficult to check  - and you can get 8 port routers.
sounds like you can lose the phoneline with no problem.
port forwarding is only an issue with stuff like webcams and some P2P apps, as far as I know ( don't use port forwarding, myself)
neither do i use my router to share over a network, but as far as I know it is fairly simple to set up.
If you don't mind the wires, an all ethernet setup will do the job, it sounds like you just need to get the router. |
Thinking about it now, 5 set of ethernet cabling seems like a pain in the backside, so I'll prob opt for wireless..