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Mystic1234 · Dec 23, 2008, 01:04 AM // 01:04

When I play gw, it takes up SO much bandwidth that my parents can't even get on the internet. Is there any trick I can use or something I can buy (cheap) to help me with this problem or is this just a retarded question?

Lady Lozza · Dec 23, 2008, 01:16 AM // 01:16

Depends on the router/modem you have.
I know that you can limit the traffic to certain MAC addresses on your network, but your router/router-modem has to support this. I'm personally not aware of any software that will do the same thing.

Having said this, this is odd. Normally routers/modems will prioritise web traffic first by default. Are you downloading anything in the background?

Tarun · Dec 23, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30

Enabling QoS on your router would help. But the big question is what kind of Internet do you have and who is the provider?

Quaker · Dec 24, 2008, 05:11 AM // 05:11

I find that kind of odd. You must have a very low bandwidth for your parents to not be able to get on the internet. GW doesn't use an unusual amount of bandwidth. Perhaps you have Malware or a virus using up bandwidth?

Mystic1234 · Dec 24, 2008, 01:01 PM // 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quaker

I find that kind of odd. You must have a very low bandwidth for your parents to not be able to get on the internet. GW doesn't use an unusual amount of bandwidth. Perhaps you have Malware or a virus using up bandwidth?

Well we think that is what it was. We ran some scans yesterday and she did have a virus and some malware, doesn't seem to be as much of an issue now.