DEEJAYKEG Posted March 14, 2012 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted March 14, 2012 My son has recently signed up with Netflix. He did not consult me even though it is on my broadband connection (optimised for gaming) that he views his movies. I find that, whilst he is streaming Netflix content, I am unable to connect to XI COD5 servers as my ping is so high (250+). I have warned him that he may have to cancel his Netflix account but wonder if there is a solution whereby I may throttle the portion of bandwidth that his machine uses, perhaps at the router. I don't believe my current router supports this but have heard of something called "QoS" that may be the solution to my problems. I do have an "analogue" solution, of course... If I yank the connection to the router from his room upstairs, everything is solved! Any ideas that would be less likely to provoke conflict? Awards
Cavey Posted March 14, 2012 Member ID: 92 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 42 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2241 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 606 Achievement Points: 13358 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 11, 2020 Birthday: 06/09/1977 Posted March 14, 2012 Tbh the qos is the best answer, which again you are correct and is on the adsl router. I would be a little surprised if it didn't have it, unless it's an old router, or one that your ISP gave you.
simplemod Posted March 14, 2012 Member ID: 623 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 21 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1072 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 417 Achievement Points: 7809 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 27, 2018 Birthday: 10/26/1982 Posted March 14, 2012 there is a network throttling feature in windows vista and seven. i have opened mine up for better ping, you could go the other way to slow one down. This is one way to do it here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb809118.aspx hope this helps.
DEEJAYKEG Posted March 14, 2012 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Author Posted March 14, 2012 Looks like the solution is that he loses the Netflix account. I can't alter settings on his machine and the router I have doesn't support QoS. Maybe that'll teach him to speak to the provider before he uses the service! Awards
JohnnyQuest Posted March 31, 2012 Member ID: 1965 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1176 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 1082 Achievement Points: 8599 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 15, 2016 Birthday: 02/11/1969 Posted March 31, 2012 what does he watch it on?,most blue ray,wii.gaming consoles have built in apps for net flix.accu weather and such...make sure he uses the wireless setup through whatever he is watching it through..and it shouldn't affect the bandwidth as much..if he has a network cable plugged into the router then the item he views his netflix through,then the bandwidth will be worse by quite a bit..wireless tends to stream it to memory,without affecting the wired connection as much..in my experiences anyways,i would try that first then let him know that your gaming is more important.lol.
drunksniper Posted March 31, 2012 Member ID: 2347 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 26 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 562 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 107 Achievement Points: 3685 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/28/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 14, 2022 Birthday: 02/07/1970 Posted March 31, 2012 I would sack netflix and download all your films and stuff through a torrent site through a program to download what you want..... Why Pay!!!! you can still watch them through your xbox ps3 etc without causing bandwidth issues...You will get more up to date films etc aswell This is optional though dont want to get you into trouble lol PM Me i will give you a site i have used for years with no problems and the site i use to download......
DorkNRok Posted June 29, 2012 Member ID: 3282 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 4 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 350 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 139 Achievement Points: 2327 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 2 Birthday: 08/18/1983 Device: iPhone Posted June 29, 2012 There are several "gaming specific" routers out there which will prioritize the bandwith for chosen games. That way, if your son chooses to watch a movie while you are gaming, CoD still have priority and his picture quality/buffering time will suffer, not yours! Awards
7Toes Posted June 29, 2012 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.65 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted June 29, 2012 is he watching netflixs wireless if so my router has a setting in wireless part of router were i can choose what megs they can use on my wireless.....it pisses off my son some but he got over it...oh i have a 2wire router :crazy: Awards
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