Wifi software

[ellusionist]

Hi,

I currently have a wifi router setup and working great. There are 2 other people connecting to it and using the internet. Does anyone know of any software so that I could split the 3 gigs amongst ourselves. For e.g. Limit all 3to use 1 gig. Once any of us reaches that it cuts us off from the internet.

Thanks.

 

[zaphod]

You can use BWMeter for this purpose.

You run it on the host PC, and set up filters for the client PCs.

You can set up limits for each filter and stop the Internet traffic to the particular PC.

Hope this helps.

 

[ellusionist]

You can use BWMeter for this purpose.

You run it on the host PC, and set up filters for the client PCs.

You can set up limits for each filter and stop the Internet traffic to the particular PC.

Hope this helps.

It works great but it seems that I would need to have a server type setup to make it work?

Is there not an application that I can install on each PC to limit the internet usage without the user being able to manipulate the application settings?

 

[zaphod]

It works great but it seems that I would need to have a server type setup to make it work?

Is there not an application that I can install on each PC to limit the internet usage without the user being able to manipulate the application settings?

You can install BWMeter on the individual PCs. You can prevent the users to change the BWMeter's settings by not giving them administrative rights or by protecting the settings of BWMeter with a password. (set at option tab).

 

[henkk78]

Hi Zaphod,

If you have a Linksys WRT54GL router (or an old PC & you know a bit about Linux) you may want to take a look at using Skyrove.

You could set up all 3 users as 'Privileged Users' (free) and track their expenditure manually, while at the same time charging any Wi-Fi eavesdroppers per MB used.

Or you could use the normal Skyrove way of simply charging them upfront per MB.

We're working on allowing caps for privileged users, but it's a backburner project for the time being. (Haven't had enough people asking for it, really)

Good luck!

 

[ellusionist]

You can install BWMeter on the individual PCs. You can prevent the users to change the BWMeter's settings by not giving them administrative rights or by protecting the settings of BWMeter with a password. (set at option tab).

Thanks. Works like a charm.