Thread: Limit Bandwidth to a particular IP Address.

I would like to know if there is a way , via software to restrict traffic to a particular IP address on my lan .

I am connected in the following way .

ADSL Modem -> Switch -> Desktop / Laptop

I have set static IP's for both machines

Desktop = 192.168.1.6
Laptop = 192.168.1.2
Default Gateway = 192.168.1.1

I have a 256 Kbps unltd connection from Airtel .

Is there a way to split the traffic 50/50 128kbps for the desktop , 128 Kbps for the laptop ? cause the moment my brother starts downloading the switch dedicates all of the 256 Kbps to his machine , my browsing begins to crawl then

You might wanna check this out : Traffic Shaping Features

Its not free ... will set you back by $29 something but I am sure there must be an opensource solution as well some where..

Any one?

The best way to achieve this would be to install a proxy software, which would enable you to set a particular bandwidth to IP addresses/ip address range. i had tried one (sorry, dont remember the name), which would allow me to set the bandwidth, plus it show the details of traffic on each machine, confugured to use this proxy