Bandwidth throttling

[in4ni]

Can wingate do this?

i have 300 hardwired users that i am going to sell internet connectivity to.

i want to sell bandwidth in 10kbs increments (the more money they fork out the more bandwidth they get) client must be able to jack in and surf without proxy configuration (NAT) I want the bandwidth the ba assigned by ip addess or mac address. Also some clients must be able the have public ip addresses for direct incoming connections



Thank you

[genie]

You can surely use WG bandwidth control. However, it relies only on IP addresses and ports - no MAC-based filtering.

[camusakira]

so what do i need to do to get the bandwidth control up? I have been using wingate for 3 years, and now I need to learn to control my roommate's bandwidth because his BT is taking up all the resources.

[genie]

First off, you have to enable it (General properties on ENS page). Then you have to create a restriction and then a rule, which uses this restriction. Take a look at the documentation and if there are any doubts, just let me know - I'll try to clarify the issues you might be having.

[camusakira]

thanks for replying. i just went to the DNS general page, when i was able to check the bandwidth control checkbox, i just noticed it is not checkable! with color gray filled with it. i don't what to do now. do i need to reinstall wingate? how come the function is not available to me?

[camusakira]

ahhh, sorry, i meant to say ENS page, but you probably know what i was saying.

[genie]

Do you have the driver/ENS enabled?

[camusakira]

you are crazy fast, but back to the question, what did you mean by "enable driver/ens?" can you tell me how to do it?

[genie]

The very first checkbox on the ENS General page says "Enable driver" or something like that - is it checked on your machine?

[camusakira]

oh, yes, on the general page, the first check box is "Enable Extended Network Driver", and yes, i have that enabled. but the bandwidth control is still not accessible. :\

[genie]

What OS are you running on Wingate machine? Bandwidth control is available on NT systems and higher (2K, XP+)

[camusakira]

oh shit, would that be my xp home edition's problem? i know home sucks but...

[genie]

No, XP home should be fine - I'll run some checks and get back to you.

[camusakira]

thanks, and FYI, my xp is a legit copy and i just recently updated to SP2 with its firewall turned off(i'm afraid of that it would interfere with wingate's operation.)

[genie]

Hi,

Just got a confiramtion from one of our developers that XP Home with SP2 works just great. However, the current license can block BT mode - what license do you have for Wingate?

[camusakira]

hi, I went to sleep last night :P, but anyway, my wingate is the latest version and running on a 6 concurrent user license. using on a network that consist of 4 users including myself.

[genie]

Was it the original v6 license or you upgraded v5 license upwards?

[camusakira]

i purchased a upgrade from v5 to v6 i guess, or maybe even from a v4. and is a standard version, not a professional.

[genie]

Ok, we've looked up your license data - it does not have BT support because it's a home license and for BT to be enabled you need enterprise license. My advise is to contact Matt Parker (mattp@qbik.com) and discuss your license upgrade with him.

[camusakira]

yea, i'll do that, but how about the bandwidth control problem? is there no other way to do that?

[genie]

Nope, I am afraid not - Bandwidth Throttling is available for high-end licenses only.

[camusakira]

thanks alot, best customer support ever. :D

[genie]

Any time :)