Help with router and speed limiting

[Jonathan90]

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

[jb66]

Why don't you try and get a superhub 2

[Jonathan90]

Dont they cost if your not upgrading i already pay quite chunk of money for the household bill i thought they cost 50 pound

[jb66]

£20 usually, no harm trying to haggle

[Jonathan90]

I think i shall phone them but for now is it possible with this router or not?

[jb66]

No there is no feature for that on the normal firmware. You might be able to flash custom firmware to do it

[Jonathan90]

Aaah right any recommendations?

[General Maximus]

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.

[Jonathan90]

the router is old i agree perfectly fine untill its starts hitting 100mbps

[General Maximus]

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

[Jonathan90]

looked at that before looks like i will just upgrade the router then thanks anyways guys

[qasdfdsaq]

If the hardware VM supplied can't do the job then you will be entitled to a better router free of charge.

[heero_yuy]

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.

You win!