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Restricting bandwidth on a network....

Feb 14, 2008 7:11AM PST

My simple home network consists of DSL modem to wireless Accesspoint. One XP Pro SP2 connects to the accesspoint via CAT5 cable. One XP Home SP2 connects wirelessly.

When XP home connects to the Internet and is downloading files (viedo), XP Pro finds that connection is very slow, with web pages taking a long time to load, often getting the "server not found" message. When XP Pro connects directly via the DSL modem, connection speed improves greatly.

My questions- is this normal ? How do I limit bandwidth(with settings at he accespoint ?) to the XP Home so as to improve connection to the XP Pro ?

Thanks.

christy

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No model numbers.
Feb 14, 2008 7:24AM PST

Since no model numbers I can't see if your router or such hardware has this feature. If you install NETLIMITER on the other machine that should help for now.

Bob

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Thanks...
Feb 14, 2008 7:55AM PST

...for your quick reply and suggestion. You have answered my query by indicating that the feature is available on some models. Now, I only have to look for them. Thanks again.

christy