Housemates are killing the interwebs
What do I do about sharing internet with housemates who kill it?
Will a router with QoS solve the problem?
Should I talk to them and ask them to change their settings on whatever programs they are using?
Are there any tools I can use to which person is killing the internet and what program it is?
I am sharing 10MB cable internet and new 2 housemates have ground it to a halt.
Connection was ok on my own.
I have no proof but I suspect one of them is using P2P (Limewire, Torrent etc) with some dodgey settings.
I don’t mind them using P2P or whatever, I just want the internet to work.
We are using a Netgear WNR854T router (No QoS), WPA-PSK security, all connecting wirelessly to Virgin Media 10MB in the UK.
Broadband is in my name but landlord pays towards it so everyone can use it.
If a QoS router is the best solution I’ve been looking at:
Netgear WNR3500 - bad reviews for QoS, worse hardware wise than current router
Linksys WRT330N - Looks ok
D-Link DIR-855 - Favourite but most expensive
D-Link DIR-655 - like the 855 but a lot cheaper
I am 99.9% sure a new house mate is killing the connection but haven’t spoke to any of them yet.
Talk to them and see how it goes? QoS router?
My first askmefi, sorry if I suck
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