[Hidden-tech] Router that allows bandwidth shaping

[Roy A Cohen]

pfSense running on reasonably decent hardware. It will do everything you 
want and then some: it's an open-source software firewall that will run, 
amongst other things, Squid: the brilliant proxy server that will 
conserve your limited bandwidth. I use it to stretch my satellite data 
bucket every minute of every day of the week...

www.pfsense.org

-Roy

On 07/27/2010 07:17 PM, Tom Adams- Reelife Productions wrote:
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> Been very happy with apple's airport base station.. Streaming 
> video/iTunes  upstairs / downstairs / netflix/ hulu and kids playing 
> games / me "working", my wife's home office. Not sure what platform 
> you're working with but... No problems whatsoever with this airport 
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> On Jul 27, 2010, at 5:15 PM, Cheryl Handsaker 
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>> Since I am still unable to figure out the problem that sporadically 
>> occurs with our Verizon DSL modem and our two high quality but older 
>> routers (with updated firmware), we've been running a new but really 
>> cheap router we had in the closet that limits our ability to login to 
>> configure basic settings. We've decided to  purchase a new and more 
>> sophisticated router that will also allow me to push my daughter's 
>> online video streaming and my son's online gaming to a lower priority 
>> than those of us actually using the bandwidth to make a living (with 
>> only the occasional visit to xkcd).
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>> Does anyone have recommendations for other router features that would 
>> be useful to two computer professionals with two teenagers and 
>> limited bandwidth? Any recommendations for specific routers? Any cost 
>> / benefit suggestions?
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>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
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