Bandwidth caps per device

[questinghero]

Is there a way to use QOS or anything else to cap bandwidth (not prioritize) on the RT-AC87 per device? we don't have cable, so my kids watch netflix instead of cartoons. well Comcast has me set with a 300GB cap (I know I can buy 50GB buckets for $10... but it is hard to justify to spend more on cartoons). I could do this on my last router with dd-wrt, but merlin seems to be the only firmware available for this router right now (and other then this issue, I think it is amazing).

I have looked thorough the forms and I have seen this asked before but it has been awhile. is there a different firmware that I could try.

Thanks,

 

[Nullity]

It's probably possible with merlin, but you would probably need to setup a script to implement an iptable configuration.

I think Android and iOS both have bandwidth capping capabilities, so maybe you could limit bandwidth at the individual devices?

 

[questinghero]

It's the PS3 that is the biggest culprit. No bandwidth capping available there. I think I am going to put my old dd-wrt router back into play and just use the Asus as an ap. Not my favorite option, but I can't find a better solution.

 

[Nullity]

It's the PS3 that is the biggest culprit. No bandwidth capping available there. I think I am going to put my old dd-wrt router back into play and just use the Asus as an ap. Not my favorite option, but I can't find a better solution.

You could browse the dd-wrt source-code and see what commands it is running to achieve the per-client bandwidth capping and see if merlin's firmware supports the same capabilities, which it should, unless you're running a 3.x kernel dd-wrt.

 

[cmillar6]

Is there a way to use QOS or anything else to cap bandwidth (not prioritize) on the RT-AC87 per device? we don't have cable, so my kids watch netflix instead of cartoons. well Comcast has me set with a 300GB cap (I know I can buy 50GB buckets for $10... but it is hard to justify to spend more on cartoons). I could do this on my last router with dd-wrt, but merlin seems to be the only firmware available for this router right now (and other then this issue, I think it is amazing).

I have looked thorough the forms and I have seen this asked before but it has been awhile. is there a different firmware that I could try.

Thanks,

I have exactly the same problem. I just use the parental controls to restrict the devices my kids watch cartoons on to an hour or so on the weekends. A bandwidth cap per device would be nice though. This is how Comcast sticks it to cable cutters like us.

 

[NGRhodes]

I took a look at how DDWRT does it.
They have a function that handles client connections, in that they make a call to a QoS function thats adds an iptable rule for the ip of the device connectioning with the up/down per ip rates.

So a clunky alternative could be to set up a script that loops through all possible ip addresses (based on the LAN ip range) and adds an iptable rule for each, address - not a clue on any performance implications.

 

[RMerlin]

I took a look at how DDWRT does it.
They have a function that handles client connections, in that they make a call to a QoS function thats adds an iptable rule for the ip of the device connectioning with the up/down per ip rates.

So a clunky alternative could be to set up a script that loops through all possible ip addresses (based on the LAN ip range) and adds an iptable rule for each, address - not a clue on any performance implications.

You could rely on the device's MAC instead of their IP address for better reliability.

 

[questinghero]

Anybody willing to write me a script that would do this (or at least show me how)? I put my old router back in play last night (with the Asus in AP mode), it works great, but I would love to have just one device