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[McKaig]

I'm wondering if it is possible with the DIR-655 to allocate certain amounts of bandwidth to different LAN ports or wireless connections.

For example, say I wanted to allow my son's computer connected to LAN port 1, to be limited to 100kb/s download, to free up some bandwidth for the rest of us? (Ok so it's not an example lol)

If the router is not capable of this type of thing, can someone point me in the direction of something that will? Thanks in advance

[McKaig]

After reading what I posted, I began to think..

I only want to limit connectivity to the Internet, not between the router and client and LAN.. is this asking too much?

[MitchSchaft]

No, that's not possible with any router that I know of.

[EddieZ]

What you want is bandwidth throttling and that's not on the 655. You need to get a Vigor for that or a Linksys with alternative firmware. The thing you can do is give priority to certain IP's (or ranges) based on port/protocol (WiSH, QoS).

[McKaig]

Thanks,

I'm reading about how DD-WRT firmware loaded onto the old Linksys WRT54G's can do such functions, prioritizing IP's and such..  So what your telling me is there is no such firmware for the DIR-655? Any possible future plans to incorporate such functions onto dlinks firmware?

[Lycan]

None. That firmware is custom and from our standpoint would void your warranty.
That is a home class device, it's functionality is that of a home class device. What you want resides under the business class belt.

[EddieZ]

Like Lycan says: the source code will remain encrypted. Linksys made their firmware for home routers open source/GPL and most of the Linksys routers run on Linux so this opens up a lot of possibilities of additional functionality. Asus does the same as Linksys and there are custom firmwares available like DD-WRT and Tomato that really run well on this devices. It did increase the popularity of the devices But I guess the Ubicom guys are not that GPL-minded.

[funchords]

I'm reading about how DD-WRT firmware loaded onto the old Linksys WRT54G's can do such functions, prioritizing IP's and such..

The DIR-655 will prioritize IPs.  What it won't do is limit speeds to a specific amount, or at all if there is unused bandwidth available. 

What exactly are you trying to accomplish? -- maybe someone reading here will have an idea or two on how to get there...

[McKaig]

What I'm trying to do is simply cap internet bandwidth on certain ips on the network..

I have both the DIR-655 as well as the WRT54G, so i might just use the linksys as an extender..

[EddieZ]

You can install a program on these computer that will limit their bandwidth use. http://www.netlimiter.com/

Easy does it. But it can be disabled ofcourse...

[Lycan]

It's not that Ubicom isn't open minded, it's more that their code is proprietary and they're not required by law to GPL it.

[EddieZ]

It's not that Ubicom isn't open minded, it's more that their code is proprietary and they're not required by law to GPL it.

Definition:
"Proprietary firmware is any firmware on which the producer has set restrictions on use, private modification, copying, or republishing.
Proprietors may enforce restrictions by technical means, such as by restricting source code access, firmware replacement restrictions, or by legal means, such as through copyright and patents."

Even when you're not required to GPL it, it's still a choice.

[Lycan]

Understandably, however with GPL code the public is free to have at it, this aides in the creation of the code and can make the less taxing on the parent company.
Not to mention, companies that use proprietary code, it's IP (Intellectual Property) and their less likely to give it out.

[EddieZ]

So Dlink is the culprit, although Ubicom wouldn't mind?

[Lycan]

No it's Ubicom. we actually don't even use their code. We use our own based an a kernel they develop.