Questions about Linksys routers

Hi there,

I am running a small office networks with 10 computers. I am using
Linksys WRT54G routers for NAS. I want to know is there any way I can
configure the router so I can stop users from using Bittorrent programs
as BT hogging the bandwidth too much??

Many thanks in advance for help!!!

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I am running a small office networks with 10 computers. I am using
> Linksys WRT54G routers for NAS. I want to know is there any way I can
> configure the router so I can stop users from using Bittorrent programs
> as BT hogging the bandwidth too much??
>
> Many thanks in advance for help!!!

I don't know that router specifically, but some do have options to block
known P2P services.

To be honest, the best way to deal with it is to remove all P2P applications
from the client PCs and lock them down so standard users cant reinstall
them. If they continue to abuse your system just block all internet access
from those PCs.

In most companies it would be a disciplinary matter to mess with the
computers - especially in a way that exposes your systems to obvious
security risks like BitTorrent...

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>Linksys WRT54G routers for NAS.

What does NAS mean in this context? It's probably not Network
Attached Storage...

> I want to know is there any way I can
>configure the router so I can stop users from using Bittorrent programs
>as BT hogging the bandwidth too much??

Well, you can _not_ open holes in the firewall for them, which will
starve them of bandwidth.

In a business setting, though, I'd make it a firing offense to be
running BitTorrent or other well-known file-stealing programs without
a justified business case and proper documentation and controls.

You can password protect your router and remove all port forwarding
that were setup by your users.

And keep the password to yourself!


(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am running a small office networks with 10 computers. I am using
> Linksys WRT54G routers for NAS. I want to know is there any way I can
> configure the router so I can stop users from using Bittorrent programs
> as BT hogging the bandwidth too much??
>
> Many thanks in advance for help!!!

Bittorrent will work without port forwarding.

On 6 Jul 2006 12:43:50 -0700, "2004TL.NBP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>You can password protect your router and remove all port forwarding
>that were setup by your users.
>
>And keep the password to yourself!
>
>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>> I am running a small office networks with 10 computers. I am using
>> Linksys WRT54G routers for NAS. I want to know is there any way I can
>> configure the router so I can stop users from using Bittorrent programs
>> as BT hogging the bandwidth too much??

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I am running a small office networks with 10 computers. I am using
> Linksys WRT54G routers for NAS. I want to know is there any way I can
> configure the router so I can stop users from using Bittorrent programs
> as BT hogging the bandwidth too much??
>
> Many thanks in advance for help!!!

Hi,

I don't think you will be able to completely block P2P with a consumer
router, but if you run a captive portal in front of the 54G (using it as
just an AP), you could put caps on the bandwidth per user. Got a spare
computer collecting dust? Google "captive portal". There are quite a
number of GNU/Linux based ones out there (free). Most don't even require a
HDD, they run straight off a live CD. I'm using ZoneCD on an old P2 as a
CP, works just fine.

John Navas <(E-Mail Removed)> top-posted:
>Bittorrent will work without port forwarding.

It will, however, not use nearly as much bandwidth as it will if the
'proper' port forwarding is configured. It's not an ideal solution,
but you can starve the BT clients of bandwidth by securing the router
and disabling all port forwarding and port triggering that's been set
up by those users (as "2004TL.NBP" pointed out).

On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 08:18:15 -0400, William P.N. Smith
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed)>:

>John Navas <(E-Mail Removed)> top-posted:
>>Bittorrent will work without port forwarding.
>
>It will, however, not use nearly as much bandwidth as it will if the
>'proper' port forwarding is configured. It's not an ideal solution,
>but you can starve the BT clients of bandwidth by securing the router
>and disabling all port forwarding and port triggering that's been set
>up by those users (as "2004TL.NBP" pointed out).

Perhaps it depends on the client, because Azureus can still soak up
about the same amount of bandwidth even with port forwarding disabled.

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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am running a small office networks with 10 computers. I am using
> Linksys WRT54G routers for NAS. I want to know is there any way I can
> configure the router so I can stop users from using Bittorrent programs
> as BT hogging the bandwidth too much??
>
> Many thanks in advance for help!!!
>
>
I don't know about the stock Linksys firmware, but if your wrt54g's can
run dd-wrt ( http://wwwnew.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php ), it has QoS
capabilities, including an easy to select p2p block.

Be aware that p2p blocking will likely not be 100% effective,
particularly encrypted bittorrents.

On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:56:05 -0400, William P.N. Smith
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
: (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
: >Linksys WRT54G routers for NAS.
:
: What does NAS mean in this context? It's probably not Network
: Attached Storage...

Maybe he means NAT.