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P2P Traffic Shaping For Home Use?

Posted by kdawson on from the just-say-rst dept.

An anonymous reader writes "My housemate uses an aggressive P2P client, that when in use makes the Internet unusable for everyone else connected to the network. After hearing about various ISPs shaping traffic to reduce P2P traffic, I was wondering if there was a solution for managing P2P traffic on a home network. I have a Linksys WRT54G available for hacking. Can Slashdot recommend a way to reduce the impact of P2P on my network and make it usable again?"

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  1. In the days of Napster by eric76 · · Score: 4, Funny

    In the days of Napster, a nephew of mine spent a year living with me while going to college nearby.

    His use of Napster would make the cable modem connection unusable. In response, I'd go to the home firewall device (had one of the early Linksys models) and block the traffic.

    He thought the cable company was doing it.

    1. Re:In the days of Napster by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Of course, you could try talking to him, but then if he refuses it ruins the credability of the above plan somewhat. Not at all. After he refuses to talk about it, you block his traffic then when he says something's up you say "Shit! I tried to talk to you about this but you wouldn't listen. I knew this would happen. The Cable Company must be fucking with our access. They've probably told the police too! Right... you hide in the attic until this blows over. I'll say you've fled to Brazil or something."
  2. Obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Beat the shit out of the fucker.

  3. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Switch to Comcast!

  4. Re:Need more input! by Divebus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Simple - take a BIG HAMMER to his computer.

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  5. Re:All major clients, but it still requires talkin by PC+and+Sony+Fanboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    tell him that his .torrent-ing is adversely affecting your social life on WoW. He'll either understand, or not.

    If not, just use some DPS and hide behind the couch....

  6. Get Your Own Connection by rueger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Instead of cheaping out spend $30 a month for your own cable or DSL connection. Or, as many have suggested, just talk to the guy.

    Barring that just connect the 220v dryer line to the wall socket in his room and hope that he got his power bar for $5.99 at WalMart.

    Or even better please all of your room-mates and just move.

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  7. From the Slashdot crowd? by Serenissima · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sure the reaction of physical violence isn't one most Slashdot readers would take. All that heavy breathing would just tire us out too quickly.

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