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My 4 roomates and I have a problem:
One of my roomies is downloading torrents all the time. When somebody need make a call or doing something like you tube or a quiz using the internet conection. The internet is very slow....
I can not create a network using a computer as a proxy. I just need a good router (and in the budget no more than $50)..
I just want to split a 16MB connection into a separated 4 x 4 mb (theoretically)..
You don't want to split your connection into 4, because during the periods where he is torrenting and no one else needs it, you may as well let him have the whole thing. If he is torrenting and 1 other person want to use it, they should get 8MB each. If 3 people are using it, they should get 5.3MB each etc. You can also set up rules to say that torrents are less important than other connections, which could mean that you would get the whole 16MB even during a torrent. – rjmunro – 2018-09-12T14:13:33.653
4Have you tried simply asking your roommate to cap his torrent client at 4mb? That's a lot easier and cheaper than buying a router or running a virtual box. – Lawton – 2012-06-20T14:23:27.890