Limiting enternet usage

[Amirali_mi]

Hi! 

Is there a way to limit internet usage of some devices that are connected to the internet in my home? 

For example set a limit of 500MB, and after that they are connected to the wifi but they don't get any internet. And my devices have unlimited access. 

Is there a way to do that???

[Guest]

I don't know the answer but why do you want to do this?

[Amirali_mi]

I buy 55GB of internet every mounth and today some guests came to my home and used 10GB of it, I want do something to limit this. 

2 minutes ago, Abyss Gaming said:

I don't know the answer but why do you want to do this?

 

[APasz]

I believe most modems and access points have some sort functionality which would allow this. If you're using static IPs for lan then just limit the specific IPs. It's better just to use the MAC address.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Amirali_mi said:

I buy 55GB of internet every mounth and today some guests came to my home and used 10GB of it, I want do something to limit this. 

 

I figured that was it, but if it was bandwith then I would've said limiting bandwith is better than amount.

 

Also 10 GB??????? How tho.... I use 50ish in a month on my phone (who knows how much I use on my PC tho.

[Amirali_mi]

3 minutes ago, APasz said:

I believe most modems and access points have some sort functionality which would allow this. If you're using static IPs for lan then just limit the specific IPs. It's better just to use the MAC address.

Can u tell me how can I do that?

I have a DLink router

[Amirali_mi]

3 minutes ago, Abyss Gaming said:

I figured that was it, but if it was bandwith then I would've said limiting bandwith is better than amount.

 

Also 10 GB??????? How tho.... I use 50ish in a month on my phone (who knows how much I use on my PC tho.

I don't have a PC and I buy 55GB ???

[Guest]

Just now, Amirali_mi said:

I don't have a PC and I buy 55GB ???

My family couldn't get past with 55 GB, we probably use atleast quadruple that lol. I take my internet for granted don't I...

[APasz]

1 minute ago, Amirali_mi said:

Can u tell me how can I do that?

I have a DLink router

You'd have to tell me the exact model.

If it's 5 years or older, I wouldn't hold my breath for the total amount based limit. It should at least have the bandwidth.

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

 bandwidth shaping is they key word to look for. Limiting individual users could be done with a proxy. Cheapest and easiest way I can think of is using Pfsense in a virtual machine which means your pc will always be on

https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Limiters

 

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

3 minutes ago, Amirali_mi said:

I don't have a PC and I buy 55GB ???

You don't have pc but you have internet? Would I be correct to assume you are in South Korea? Because I heard that's how they get tv

[Amirali_mi]

6 minutes ago, APasz said:

You'd have to tell me the exact model.

If it's 5 years or older, I wouldn't hold my breath for the total amount based limit. It should at least have the bandwidth.

Dsl 2740u

[Amirali_mi]

7 minutes ago, Abyss Gaming said:

My family couldn't get past with 55 GB, we probably use atleast quadruple that lol. I take my internet for granted don't I...

That's not the point 

[Amirali_mi]

5 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

You don't have pc but you have internet? Would I be correct to assume you are in South Korea? Because I heard that's how they get tv

No I live in iran and I'm going to buy a pc in 3,4 months ??

now i just have a crapy laptop that freezes in google chrome ?

[APasz]

Only bandwidth control.

OK, so log-in to you modem. iirc the default address for them is http://dlinkrouter.

Click manual setup. On the left, traffic control.

Put in the IP address of the devices you want to limit. Select mode, select speed and hit save.

[ProjectBox153]

1 hour ago, Abyss Gaming said:

I use 50ish in a month on my phone (who knows how much I use on my PC tho.

Only 50? I use at least 200GB on my phone per month, and probably 2.5+TB on my computers. 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

Only 50? I use at least 200GB on my phone per month, and probably 2.5+TB on my computers. 

Well I would prob use that much on my phone if I watched vids in 1080/1440 but I watch in like 720 or 480 because my router (might be overheating) turns off all the time so it connects to mobile data and I don't wanna use it up. But I probably use that much on my computer tbh. Or atleast all of my devices combined.

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, Abyss Gaming said:

Well I would prob use that much on my phone if I watched vids in 1080/1440 but I watch in like 720 or 480 because my router (might be overheating) turns off all the time so it connects to mobile data and I don't wanna use it up. But I probably use that much on my computer tbh. Or atleast all of my devices combined.

I have my cellular turned off at home (I can't afford any overages), and I watch YouTube in 480p or 720p usually. You can tell how much I watch (mostly listen to, actually). 

[Guest]

Just now, Jamiec1130 said:

I have my cellular turned off at home (I can't afford any overages), and I watch YouTube in 480p or 720p usually. You can tell how much I watch (mostly listen to, actually). 

Wow how much do you waatch... I watch alot of stuff in a day but to get 4  times+ my usage...

 

lol

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, Abyss Gaming said:

Wow how much do you waatch... I watch alot of stuff in a day but to get 4  times+ my usage...

 

lol

When I'm feeling lucky, I'll try to get 1080p or maybe 1440p, but usually only up to 720p (because I watch on my iPhone 4 with the maximum of 720p on the YouTube app) and my router would catch fire if I tried to watch 1080p for too long. 

[Guest]

Just now, Jamiec1130 said:

When I'm feeling lucky, I'll try to get 1080p or maybe 1440p, but usually only up to 720p (because I watch on my iPhone 4 with the maximum of 720p on the YouTube app) and my router would catch fire if I tried to watch 1080p for too long. 

Yea my router would catch fire if I watched 720p for too long lol it shuts itself down all the time.

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, Abyss Gaming said:

Yea my router would catch fire if I watched 720p for too long lol it shuts itself down all the time.

But I can't even do 4k on my computer. That's about the only limitation of my Core 2 Duo E8400. The internet is fast enough but the computer isn't. I never though I'd be saying that. 

[Amirali_mi]

3 hours ago, Jamiec1130 said:

Only 50? I use at least 200GB on my phone per month, and probably 2.5+TB on my computers. 

Good for you internet in your country is good in my country it sucks ?

[ProjectBox153]

3 hours ago, Amirali_mi said:

Good for you internet in your country is good in my country it sucks ?

I know, I'm really lucky. 

[Nikolithebear]

Found a youtube video that might help, not sure if its what youre looking for though.