Traffic prioritising

Hi

I've got a Netgear DG834GT router and recently I've got back into playing BF2, the problem is though that there are 2 other computers in the house that also share the 8mbit connection (1 other ethernet, 1 wifi). During gameplay tonight I was noticing big ping spikes and after testing it looks like it is when others are browsing the net, is there anyway with this router, to give priority to traffic to my IP?, or make HTTP lower priority perhaps?. If not please can someone recommend a better router for this?, or do I need to get my own [censored] phone line!!.

(I've downloaded the DGteam firmware but can't see any options that help..)

Thanks.

You're looking for a router that can handle QoS (Quality of Service)

I know that the Draytek 2820 I have has QoS, by IP and by port, or by a combination of the two.

It's just a matter of what you are willing to spend really. (The Draytek may be over kill for your needs)

You might want to consider having a read of the HOWTO in my sig, which I wrote some years ago now (it is quite a technical read; if you aren't a techy person, don't read it!). This was when most us had limited 288000/448000 bps outbound bandwidth on ADSL lines, and I figured out how to shape outbound traffic on my Linux router to dramatically improve performance. The key to this is actually shaping outbound traffic (not inbound) as this is the only traffic you have control over. That is, you can control what you send, but not what you receive.

A chap in the US took my principles and applied them onto his MikroTik router. You can read about that here. He actually got pretty amazing results that addressed every single networking issue he was experiencing with his congested network connection. I'd never heard of the MikroTik platform until I saw that forum linking to my site - seems like quite a cool little network gadget!

Also, experience has suggested to me that if there is any kind of shaping on the ISP side, this renders the principles in my HOWTO useless, and probably any other kind of shaping in general. The only time I ever saw absolutely full top performance with my shaping policies was when I was with Zen and Be Unlimited, who at the time, didn't apply any shaping to your connection. Now on Virgin, I don't notice things to be quite as fluid as before - but then again, it doesn't surprise me that Virgin use shaping on their network for management purposes, and to be honest, I'm not that bothered by it.

As another poster has said, if you want basic shaping, get a box standard router that does really basic traffic shaping, like DrayTek. There are probably many other brands that offer similar functionality.

Edited by deleted (Thu 21-Oct-10 21:17:43)