Bandwidth Issue

[DeadlyMarine]

Is there a tool that would allow my laptop to only receive a portion of my wireless router's bandwidth? The reason is that when I get on WoW, my mom cannot even get on the internet wirelessly. I only want like half of the internet to play the game. I have Verizon FiOZ with 5mb download and 2mb upload, so I should be able to get on WoW and someone on the internet right?

[Kalos]

That'd depend on the quality of the router, provided you paid enough for it, it's firmware should be fast enough for you to teach it bandwidth throttles and devisions. Also, your ISP may be telling you that you have more speed than you actually have; I never had to impliment throttling on a far slower DSL connection with no less the six other users going about thier daily lives. Either the router is poor quality and is overloaded and stalling, causing great reductions (This has happened for me, a cheapo D-link router; solution, replaced with a newer Netgear one) Or the ISP is ripping you off.

[DeadlyMarine]

Ok, my router info is...
Maker:Actiontec
Model:MI424-WR
The router was included with the installation, I know some companies usually give you the cheap stuff so I dunno if it's good or not.
I went to a few bandwidth meters and they all said that I had above a T1 connection. Someone else was on during the testing btw. I had a Netgear router but since Verizon FiOZ uses fiber optic cables I couldn't use it.

[Kalos]

It's not a big name brand, they don't have so much of an image or reputation for high quality in the market. There should be some fiber-compatible routers. An interesting test you could perform, run both wired, if it clears up you know it's a bad router. Of course if it stays behind, it may still well be, but if it the problem vanishes when using wires, it certainly is the router.

One last thing, try and disable all the logging and recording features. This is very had for security, but often these create alot of work, cheapo fly-by-nights don't use good processing chips for the routers, creates a backlog of data, when you've got alot of traffic going to and fro, you get a slow down in the router itself trying to balance out calculated logging with simple provision. Lousy designs of router, even weak routers from big companies, do this often.

[DeadlyMarine]

K, I've always been having to connect using the Ethernet cable while my mom or someone else was on and I was playing WoW. While I'm connected with the wire and playing WoW, everyone else can get on. Also, everyone can be connected to the internet at the same time (that's 1 computer, 3 laptops) on wireless, so the router we have can handle everyone being on. However, it's when I play WoW, or any other game online, that no one else can get on.

[Kalos]

Can you try the changes before poo-pooing them?