Gaming in low debit internet with a lot of traffic

[Anash_h]

So i have a 12mb internet and its quite frustrating to game on when there is traffic (familly watching youtube videos or download etc) 

is there a way to priorities my device. i use a TPLINK Archer-D50

 

Thank you :D

[Seb_1]

6 minutes ago, Anash_h said:

So i have a 12mb internet and its quite frustrating to game on when there is traffic (familly watching youtube videos or download etc) 

is there a way to priorities my device. i use a TPLINK Archer-D50

 

Thank you

There should be a way to limit traffic to other devices, ill respond to my comment if i find any way to with your router.

[Seb_1]

1 minute ago, Seb_1 said:

There should be a way to limit traffic to other devices, ill respond to my comment if i find any way to with your router.

Ok there is a function called bandwidth limit

 

Do you know how to access your router first of all and what the admin logins are? if not they are normally on the bottom of your router ps (DO NOT SEND A PHOTO SO ANYONE CAN ACCESS YOUR NETWORK). Then once you are in go to your routers ip (if on windows open command prompt and do ipconifig, not sure for macos).

 

[Levent]

10 minutes ago, Seb_1 said:

There should be a way to limit traffic to other devices, ill respond to my comment if i find any way to with your router.

This is not exactly necessary. SQM is insanely useful. You can hammer down my internet connection with as many P2P connections or downloads/uploads you want, I would never even notice it.

https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/bloat/wiki/Getting_SQM_Running_Right/ 

 

OpenWRT capable router is all you need.

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/traffic-shaping/sqm

[ChrisLoudon]

21 minutes ago, Anash_h said:

is there a way to priorities my device. i use a TPLINK Archer-D50

Was just looking at some basic Archer D50 info and while it does look like it has some bandwidth control features, it doesn't look like it has any form of QoS (Quality of Service).

 

I've always found on bandwidth limited service a modem with a good QoS implementation works wonders but I'm not an online gamer so don't have much experience with that.

[Seb_1]

3 minutes ago, Levent said:

This is not exactly necessary. SQM is insanely useful. You can hammer down my internet connection with as many P2P connections or downloads/uploads you want, I would never even notice it.

https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/bloat/wiki/Getting_SQM_Running_Right/ 

 

OpenWRT capable router is all you need.

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/traffic-shaping/sqm

Yes true but for this guy (seeming a kid) you dont want to reinstall your router os / mess with ip configs. So im trying to make it simple for him to just get it working with what he has.

[Falcon1986]

4 minutes ago, Anash_h said:

So i have a 12mb internet and its quite frustrating to game on when there is traffic (familly watching youtube videos or download etc) 

is there a way to priorities my device. i use a TPLINK Archer-D50

 

Thank you

That's not a lot of bandwidth to share. Someone will suffer if everyone decides to utilize the connection at the same time.

 

Did you look at bandwidth control in the device's manual (page 17)? Alternatively, see here.

[Anash_h]

2 minutes ago, Falcon1986 said:

That's not a lot of bandwidth to share. Someone will suffer if everyone decides to utilize the connection at the same time.

 

Did you look at bandwidth control in the device's manual (page 17)? Alternatively, see here.

i am reading through the SQM thing i read above if am not succesfull ill use the banthwith control in the router settings thanks to everyone who replied

[Echothedolpin]

So just to be clear: a router you didn’t pay for, on a connection you’re not paying for, and you want to rate limit everyone else?

 

Classy.

[Alex Atkin UK]

17 hours ago, Echothedolpin said:

So just to be clear: a router you didn’t pay for, on a connection you’re not paying for, and you want to rate limit everyone else?

 

Classy.

IMO SQM would be fine, as it merely prioritises smaller packets, but actually bandwidth limiting I agree is a bit cheeky.

 

Although making sure the upstream is not trying to exceed the lines capability could be good for everyone involved to reduce bufferbloat.