Gelmir
Epic Member
I need advise from the network admins here please. My setup at home is as follows:
Connectivity : 10mb uncapped ADSL (only runs at 6mb)
Connection type : Netgear N300 Wireless ADSL Modem Router DGN2200
Connected devices: 3 PCs, 3 cell phones, a few tablets, all connected via WiFi, not using static IPs
Usage : Some Netflix, some Supersport streaming, downloading and gaming
Issue : YouTube being streamed by the laaitie (on the pc in his room) kills all other activities on the network. It obviously affects the latency, hence gaming pings spike you right off the server and it also degrades Netflix and SS streaming to either being unwatchable or into buffering every 30 seconds.
What I want to do, is to limit or prioritise traffic on the network. YouTube will always hog all available bandwidth to do its thing and I'm so sick of it, I want to scream. Short of sticking the USB wifi dongle up his ass, I need a solution here please. Kids being kids, asking not to stream when other people are awake, is soon forgotten and apparently it's VERY entertaining to watch countless videos of other people playing CS:GO
I have limited to no knowledge of traffic on networks, so I need some suggestions here please. I doubt it's possible to do this on the router, so I need you to please advise and preferably do so in terms that's easy to follow.
I'd like to restrict only YouTube traffic to the point where it will stream, but not at the expense of other protocols on the network.
If I need to set up a network server top do this, please advise what will be a cheap easy option (since it's only for home use) or if there is software available to do this.
Thanks
Connectivity : 10mb uncapped ADSL (only runs at 6mb)
Connection type : Netgear N300 Wireless ADSL Modem Router DGN2200
Connected devices: 3 PCs, 3 cell phones, a few tablets, all connected via WiFi, not using static IPs
Usage : Some Netflix, some Supersport streaming, downloading and gaming
Issue : YouTube being streamed by the laaitie (on the pc in his room) kills all other activities on the network. It obviously affects the latency, hence gaming pings spike you right off the server and it also degrades Netflix and SS streaming to either being unwatchable or into buffering every 30 seconds.
What I want to do, is to limit or prioritise traffic on the network. YouTube will always hog all available bandwidth to do its thing and I'm so sick of it, I want to scream. Short of sticking the USB wifi dongle up his ass, I need a solution here please. Kids being kids, asking not to stream when other people are awake, is soon forgotten and apparently it's VERY entertaining to watch countless videos of other people playing CS:GO
I have limited to no knowledge of traffic on networks, so I need some suggestions here please. I doubt it's possible to do this on the router, so I need you to please advise and preferably do so in terms that's easy to follow.
I'd like to restrict only YouTube traffic to the point where it will stream, but not at the expense of other protocols on the network.
If I need to set up a network server top do this, please advise what will be a cheap easy option (since it's only for home use) or if there is software available to do this.
Thanks