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Hi., firstly i want a say thanks for reading my post.

Situation:
-My house have FOUR computers..we all shared a broadband connection. we are using Level one WIRED router.


My problem:
-My online game facing frequent dc and it happens when my (TWO) friends starting to download couple of movies(non-stop). I talked to them and they was wondering if theres any solution so that i can play again.


Solution?
-i was wondering if i could set the speed limitation to each PCs. If possible, can anyone tell me how?

Thanks.

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Your symptom is classic bufferbloat: when big downloads or uploads run, the router’s queues fill and your game packets wait in line. The reliable fix is on the router, not on Windows. Turn on real QoS/smart queue management (SQM) so each device gets a fair share and latency stays low. SQM using cake or fq_codel keeps queues short and prevents any one PC’s traffic from dominating, which is exactly what you want for gaming. (openwrt.org)

Practical steps that work:

  • Log in to the LevelOne router and look for QoS, Bandwidth Control, or Smart Queue Management on the WAN/Internet side. Enable it and set the upload/download caps to roughly 90–95% of your measured real speeds (test over Ethernet). If available, enable per-device fairness or set modest per‑PC caps, and mark your gaming PC higher priority. If your router lacks these options, add a small OpenWrt‑capable router between your modem and the current router and enable SQM there. This single change usually fixes game DCs even while others stream or download. (openwrt.org)

About the gpedit tip from and ’s 80% question: “Limit reservable bandwidth” only defines the maximum Windows may reserve for QoS‑tagged traffic. When nothing is reserving bandwidth, all of it remains available; it does not throttle your PC, nor can it control other PCs. If you try to limit others from your own PC (as asked), it will only work if your PC is the gateway. Windows QoS can throttle outbound traffic per app/IP, but the durable fix is still shaping on the router. (learn.microsoft.com)

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Select "Start" and "Run." Type in "gpedit.msc" and hit "Enter." This will open up the Windows Group Policy page.
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Step 2

Select "Computer Configuration," followed by "Administrative Templates," "Network" and "QOS Package Scheduler." A new display will appear on the right side of the screen.
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Step 3

Select "Limit Reservable Bandwidth." This will bring up the bandwidth properties.
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Step 4

Select "Settings." In the middle of the screen will be a bandwidth percentage limiter. It will most likely already be set at 20 percent. Increase this amount to a desirable setting and click "OK."

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thanks

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thank you sfahmad2kf

Does that mean if i set the limitation to 80%, the computer can only access to the maximum of 0.2mb?

Member Avatar for alisnake222

hi iam having the same problem but mine little different , we are 4 friends in 1 house and we got 2 mgps and 3 of my friends downloading movies and i wanna play online , i wanna limit thier download limit from my pc can i do that ?

we are using wi fi Router

and thank u

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Resurrecting 3 year old dead threads... great.

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Zombie threads ahoy

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maybe dead article but very helpfull for me. thank you!

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