Capping bandwidth per device/MAC/IP address - Please help!

[bryanfromalaska]

We have decent internet speeds where we live, but our cable modem bandwidth cap is not enough and I have a few questions below…

1. Will Bandwidth caps via device/MAC/IP address resolve the issue of going over our allotted usage each month from our ISP?

2. Will the router simply drop the packets coming from the external website if they flood in too fast for the bandwidth cap set for the node? Thus meaning the external website will have to resend the packets, which will result in increased usage?

3. Assuming a site/video service does not check your connection for the purpose of playback quality, how can a bandwidth cap between my daughters iPad mini and our local WLAN router play a role in limiting bandwidth, since the connection between the external website and router is not limited?

4. The biggest issue is that I have twin autistic 6 year old daughters who love to watch youtube videos on their iPads… and since there is no way to set the quality of said videos, I’m under the strong suspicion that youtube is checking our connection, and then pushing down a far higher quality video then my daughters need… resulting in our usage reaching it’s max before the end of the month.

Thoughts?

[ispyisail]

Gargoyle is not perfect but will do your job

In some locations people have problems with wireless and gargoyle

Im going to suggest if you want a stable network get a Gargoyle router and a sepertae wireless radio like ubnt unifi

Connect the gargoyle router and wireless radio with an Ethernet cable

rock solid

http://www.gargoyle-router.com/shop/pro ... router-1-1

http://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap/

The only other solution I have found your problem is client software for each device (not gargoyle)

The above listed Gargoyle solution won't let you down and you can still go for a software solution latter if required.

[chaseme5]

With a compatible router and the Gargoyle software the max speed is just over 16,000 mbps which might be a problem for some because cable is a lot higher than 16,000 mbps. That being said yes Gargole can help you.
You can set bandwidth per device. Restrict hours of use, and cap bandwidth at selected data amounts. You can also throttle bandwidth to any desired speed.