Have the router prioritise network traffic?

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gaikokujinkyofusho

Is it possible to have a router give priority to one client over
another? if that is router/hardware specific then what are some
examples of routers that do this?

The scenario
I have a file/print server and a client/workstation, quite often i have
a million things at once going on my workstation, sometimes rebooting,
surfing etc. I usually do the big downloads (like linux distro images
etc) using the server. The setup works out ok but quite often i can
wait for the large downloads but want to surf while the downloads are
going on, slow surfing is painful. When I am doing large downloads it
brings my connection to its knees. So i wanted a way to give the
workstation priority when its being used and then balance it back out
when its not being used.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

-Gaiko
 
Is it possible to have a router give priority to one client over
another? if that is router/hardware specific then what are some
examples of routers that do this?

The scenario
I have a file/print server and a client/workstation, quite often i have
a million things at once going on my workstation, sometimes rebooting,
surfing etc. I usually do the big downloads (like linux distro images
etc) using the server. The setup works out ok but quite often i can
wait for the large downloads but want to surf while the downloads are
going on, slow surfing is painful. When I am doing large downloads it
brings my connection to its knees. So i wanted a way to give the
workstation priority when its being used and then balance it back out
when its not being used.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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http://lartc.org/ has all the info you need, and lots, logs more!

steve
 
Is it possible to have a router give priority to one client over
another? if that is router/hardware specific then what are some
examples of routers that do this?

The scenario
I have a file/print server and a client/workstation, quite often i have
a million things at once going on my workstation, sometimes rebooting,
surfing etc. I usually do the big downloads (like linux distro images
etc) using the server. The setup works out ok but quite often i can
wait for the large downloads but want to surf while the downloads are
going on, slow surfing is painful. When I am doing large downloads it
brings my connection to its knees. So i wanted a way to give the
workstation priority when its being used and then balance it back out
when its not being used.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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You need QoS. Read the LARTC HOWTO at http://lartc.org, it explains
how to do what you want with the "tc" command.
-Gaiko
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Regards.

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