need help urgent!!

In my household, there are 4 computers which connected to a non-wireless router. I'm currently attending college and staying in dorm with 3 roomates. I've been constantly getting annoyed by one of my roomate bringing friends back to my suite and playing games online. Technically, playing games is no big deal for me but it really slows down my surfing speed. I've been giving them a couple notice that not to do it while I'm home but they still do it. I've got no idea how his friends hook their computers in my suite. They all usually play games in one of my flatmate's room. The modem and the router are sitting in my room and 3 of the computers are hooked with the router. I wonder if there is any chance that they can use another router to share the network. I saw he got a router sort of like a wireless router, not very sure, it's got an antenna. Can you tell me how to sort this out ? I really want to completely terminate this unconsirate activity my apartment.

 

You can 'splice' the cable from the modem and set up a 'wireless' and 'hardwired' network. However, you may still have an issue with throughput. Are you able to limit the access to your current router by allowing only specific MAC addresses? It works for wireless systems but I don't know about Wired systems.

 

Unplug their ethernet conncection. That will get their attention, but Titaniums idea is probably better.

 

My favorite echnique... Telling them to stay off your stuff. If it is messing with yuor stuff, you have rights to it. Or you can tell them to grow up and lay off the games. At least to stop your com from slowing down. But that is ownly the cheap way out so you dont have to buy anything. Well, its just a tip.

 

This where QoS kicks in. Quality of Service.

You could still surf and he could still play his games. But the problem is , you would need a QoS supported router.

We would just give me 128Kbps/64Kbps bandwidth , and the rest to you [and your other friends]. He can't able to go beyond that unless he tweaks the router and changes the settings

 

I'm not sure if I'm able to do it, and it's not a wireless router though. Can you tell me how to do it? I'm a complete neophyte

 

I've told them several times not to mess up with my internet connection but they won't listen. I'm now seeking for a solution that not only no need to confront anybody but also 4 of us still share the same bandwidth of the internet. I don't want to knock at his room and check whether they are playing games or not and I'm sick of it. I came to realise that he still has the right to have his own privacy . knocking the door and unplugged the cable are not quite smart idea to do. he is staying untill the fall semester over after all.

 

why dont you set up some sort of schedule type thing, so that way he can only do it on certain days, or something like that?

 

QoS is the answer. Get a router that supports it and lock down how much bandwith they get. They can game all they want and it only uses a set amount of bandwith. or prioritize a dedicated amount to yourself leaving the rest ot them.

 

As other's have said, QoS would be the way to go. He may not even notice it's in effect. If you post the make/model of the Router you are using, someone here will be able to help you configure it.

 

If you IP is tied to your mac address on your computer, remove the router from the system and lock it up. And/or clear your mac address from the cloning WAN section, just incase the breakin and connect the router back up. Make sure you have a firewall on your pc before connecting.

Or you could turn off the firewall and let them get attacked with all of the stuff running loose out there. That will slow them down, having to reload there systems.

I really like the QoS option, but that will cost you.

 

wow, thats so cool. I appreciate your idea blue.

 

Most, if not all, wired and wireless routers allow you to allow or deny access based on the MAC address. All you need to do is use your router's admin section and enable MAC filtering. Only allow your MAC address.

You also should change the router's admin password, and set a password for your computer. This way your roommates can't just log into your computer and get your MAC address and/or access the router.

 

would you mind showing me how to go to the router's admin section that you are talking about and the rest of it step by step please ? cuz' I'm new and so desperate to sort this out.

 

What router do you have?