internet "hog"

[XWrench3]

as some of you know, my son is a "gamer". i would not go as far as to call him gifted, but he is pretty good. so as a result, he is on the internet almost all of the time. and so are the rest of us, though we do not use but a sliver of the data he does. most of the time, its not an issue. browsing the web is not a super hi speed affair. but, when he downloads a game, it all but locks the rest of us out of the internet. is there a way to limit the amount of bandwidth he can use? all internet gets routed thru our wifi box, even the hard wired computers (2). i would not want to slow him down to a crawl, but i would like to reserve say 30% of the bandwidth for the rest of us. our router is a D-Link DIR-655. i looked thru the manual, i can see where i can set limits to the type of websites, and allow or deny internet access, but i do not see anything about limiting data. if its in there, what would it be called???

 

[carnageX]

Check your router to see if you have QoS settings in the firmware. Most you can restrict by MAC address or IP; MAC address would ensure that he doesn't just lease himself a new local IP and get around the bandwidth restrictions.

 

[iParanormalx]

Heres a dlink guide to the QoS engine for XBL

Gaming, QoS and GameFuel Setup Information - XBox Live

 

[PP Mguire]

He's a PC gamer.

 

[XWrench3]

He's a PC gamer.

that IS correct. still, i will go in and have a "look see" .
[QUOTEHe's a PC gamer.][/QUOTE]
i am going to need a pot of coffee, an hour & 1/2, and my 32" monitor to read and comprehend this!