Internet Prioritizing Program?

[Ahegao Princess]

I'm looking for something that can help me temporarily disable select programs from accessing the internet, so I can get as much bandwidth as I can. I currently live out in the country and my internet speed is probably 1.5 - 2.0 megabites.
I did find WTF (What The Fast) but I don't know if it works or how to use it.

[N3ver]

monitoring this thread

[Ahegao Princess]

Originally posted by iskzmzismikmz:

monitoring this thread

So I'm not the only one that has potato internet? xD

[Azza ☠]

Don't use any software downloaded from the net... it's more likely to mess up your settings or get you infected. Windows already does a good job with packet sizes, tweaker software affect these can just make it worst. Most of them are very useless and don't do what they are designed to.

Only exception would be Killer Gaming Network Software - If you have a Killer network card. The Killer NIC network gaming card might come builtin to some very high-end gaming motherboards - G1 Sniper series, ASUS ROG series, etc.

Instead you want to use QoS (Quality of Service) already built into your Router hardware. You will find it if you login to most routers admin control panels. This allows for application/game prioritizing and packet scheduling, etc. It will depend on your router and software, plus the computers/devices you have in the network to how you would go about setting this up.

What router are you using?
Are you sharing the network with others?
Also, are you attempting wireless or wired?

[Ahegao Princess]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

Do use any software downloaded from the net... it's more likely to mess up your settings or get you infected. Windows already does a good job with packet sizes, tweaker software affect these can just make it worst. Most of them are very useless and don't do what they are designed to.

Only exception would be Killer Gaming Network Software - If you have a Killer network card. The Killer NIC network gaming card might come builtin to some very high-end gaming motherboards - G1 Sniper series, ASUS ROG series, etc.

Instead you want to use QoS (Quality of Service) already built into your Router hardware. You will find it if you login to most routers admin control panels. This allows for application/game prioritizing and packet scheduling, etc. It will depend on your router and software, plus the computers/devices you have in the network to how you would go about setting this up.

What router are you using?
Are you sharing the network with others?
Also, are you attempting wireless or wired?

I've already did all I can do with our router.

[Azza ☠]

Well need more details in what your trying to achieve? You can do all the prioritizing under the router.

A firewall would also control applications access to the net or ports, if that's what your after?

[Ahegao Princess]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

Well need more details in what your trying to achieve? You can do all the prioritizing under the router.

A firewall would also control applications access to the net or ports, if that's what your after?

Maybe. Basically what I'm trying to do is limit what programs get bandwidth. Say I decide to play a multiplayer game and some app, like google chrome, keeps using bandwidth. I'm trying to temporarily disable bandwidth for the said application, Chrome, so my game can get more.

[Azza ☠]

That's QoS (Quality of Service) in a nutshell then, which is found in most routers.

You can tell that to give Steam, Games, etc - top priority for packet sending/receiving, before your youtube streaming, emails, etc. That way it doesn't choke or wait as much.

What Router are you using? As they are all different in how to set it up.
You might have to update it's firmware first too, depending how old it is.

Also, if you're using a wireless connection, there's a lot of stuff to keep a strong signal around that. It's best to use wired ethernet cable, if possible, even if it's miles long going through the house.

[zert]

https://netbalancer.com/
free version can prioritize/block 3 processes at once

[Ahegao Princess]

Originally posted by ᴢart:

https://netbalancer.com/
free version can prioritize/block 3 processes at once

I'll give it a shot. I'll let you know if it makes a difference.

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

That's QoS (Quality of Service) in a nutshell then, which is found in most routers.

You can tell that to give Steam, Games, etc - top priority for packet sending/receiving, before your youtube streaming, emails, etc. That way it doesn't choke or wait as much.

What Router are you using? As they are all different in how to set it up.
You might have to update it's firmware first too, depending how old it is.

Also, if you're using a wireless connection, there's a lot of stuff to keep a strong signal around that. It's best to use wired ethernet cable, if possible, even if it's miles long going through the house.

I am using a Netgear WNR2000v4. And i am wired.

[Ahegao Princess]

Originally posted by Bubbleberry VII:

Originally posted by ᴢart:

https://netbalancer.com/
free version can prioritize/block 3 processes at once

I'll give it a shot. I'll let you know if it makes a difference.

Nope. Rose my ping to 500+. Uninstalled.

[Azza ☠]

WTF (What The Fast) is a private proxy server network, this could give you a fastest, more direct route for gaming server across the other side of the world... However, I don't really see much benefit in most cases and it could even slow down your connection and be an invasion of privacy - as it's redirected to go through their servers. Highly depends if you trust them or not, where you are located, and what game servers you are trying to connect too.

NetBalancer appears to just do what your firewall and router should already be able to do anyways.

The issue with applications like these, is your just adding more layers on top of the root cause, rather than fixing the issue itself... which if is more hardware based (software can only help so much).

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For QoS on the router

Launch a web browser.

Visit http://www.routerlogin.com.

If that doesn't work, try your router IP address, for example:
192.168.1.1
192.168.0.1
10.0.0.1

Login with your router admin credentials.

Under the ADVANCED tab, click on Setup and choose QoS setup.

Click on Setup QoS rule.

Lower priority of things such as SMTP (email), etc.
Set WWW (web-browser) as normal.
Place your online game(s) into Highest priority.

Here's your Steam Ports, if you also want to set up those to be directed to your selected PC:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8571-GLVN-8711

If you have the feature "Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming)", tick that on (might not be able on older routers).

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For testing your connection performance, use the website: http://www.speedtest.net/

Is that a stable flow? Or bouncing like crazy?

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If your internet also runs via the phone lines. Pick on your phone, dial 1 or some number just to get rid of the dial tone and then listen, is it clear or static on the line? If static, remove all devices on the other telephone ports, did that help at all? Isolate the problem device(s). If not, then your telephone ports or phone line itself might need to be cleaned. You can actually contact your phone line provider and/or ISP - tell them you have line noise and they can test via their end. The ISP can adjust your packets from there end to better manager to avoid too much packet lost. Aka: Better internet performance and streaming with less ping and lag.