Help with router and speed limiting
08-06-2014, 19:46
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Help with router and speed limiting
Hi i have a d-link dir-615 the limit of this router is like 100mbps i have 120megabit from virgin so when i start downloading anything that maxes my connection the router locks up due to being saturated i guess so what im trying to ask is how do i limit the router to pump out via wired coonection to my pc 80megabits instead of the full whack, im thinking this will remove the issue of the lockups
thanks
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08-06-2014, 19:50
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
Why don't you try and get a superhub 2
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08-06-2014, 19:57
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
Dont they cost if your not upgrading i already pay quite chunk of money for the household bill i thought they cost 50 pound
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08-06-2014, 20:05
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
£20 usually, no harm trying to haggle
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08-06-2014, 20:24
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
I think i shall phone them but for now is it possible with this router or not?
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08-06-2014, 20:31
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
No there is no feature for that on the normal firmware. You might be able to flash custom firmware to do it
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08-06-2014, 21:27
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
Aaah right any recommendations?
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09-06-2014, 12:33
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
that is just a sign of a **** router. I have had 6 different models of Linksys routers over the last 11 years and I have never had a problem with any of them locking up under load. Unless you get a completely naff router now, anything you get which is semi-decent can handle 100mbits+ no problem because it is cappable of doing far more than that. One of the new LInksys routers I bought last month has got a wan to lan througput of 931mbits, so even at full speed for my VM connection of 152mbits, I am only using a fraction of what the router is capable of. You don't need to think throttling your connection as a % to your VM connection, but as a % to what the router can handle (and even a shub is capable of 400mbits). As an example, what you are saying atm is this:
My car can do 120mph but because I am in a 40mph speed limit I don't want to do 40mph because that is max speed, I am going to do 75% which is 30mph.
What I am saying is that 40mph is still a fraction of the 120mph which the car can handle without breaking a sweat. If you get pretty much any new router other can get rid of your dlink, you can go full speed on your VM connection no problemo.
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09-06-2014, 17:42
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
the router is old i agree perfectly fine untill its starts hitting 100mbps
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09-06-2014, 18:19
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
sorry i missed out the recommendations bit. This is an excellent price for what you are getting.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-EA27...linksys+ea3500
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09-06-2014, 18:37
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
looked at that before looks like i will just upgrade the router then thanks anyways guys
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09-06-2014, 18:56
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
If the hardware VM supplied can't do the job then you will be entitled to a better router free of charge.
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09-06-2014, 19:39
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Re: Help with router and speed limiting
Quote:
Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
If the hardware VM supplied can't do the job then you will be entitled to a better router free of charge.
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