ziadomran
I have a simple question that I couldn't find the solution. It's actually frustrating me, and I need someone's help please.
I have an internet connection at work, and my coworkers keep using the internet (download apps and update their apps on my internet connection). I'm serious, they don't download applications on their home internet connection, but they wait till they come to work and download all the applications.
I want to know if I can somehow limit their internet usage (for example 50 megabytes per day) or if I can disconnect them from the internet whenever I want.
Their work doesn't require internet connection, they just slow down the connection and I can't use it properly. I'm supposed to download at 300 kb/s, however it's 25 kb/s because of them.
I can't change the password of the wireless connection, nor enter to the router settings (I don't have the admin and password of the router, because the ISP changed them)
Please help me!
Tarek
what type of routing do you have ? ISA servers ? firewall ? give us detailed info so we can tailor an easy solution
Also contact your ISP and get all your credentials ! if you are an IT admin this is your duty , get your IPs , user and pass , etc
ziadomran
I actually don't know. The provider installed the machine on the roof of the building. Then a cable comes to the work's router. And from the router to the phones. I'm not an IT admin or anything, I'm just the manager's son and I come to his work to download stuff and fix his computers and server!
I don't know if the information I provided are enough.
Tarek
call the ISP get the info .. maybe you install a small ISA server and force the wifi AP to take internet from it ..maybe you have this ability in your router ...what is the model of this router ?!
ziadomran
We have a "TP-LINK Wireless Lite N Router WR741N" but I don't have the admin username and password. I doubt that the ISP can give them since he programmed it.
shant
I know a person who's workplace has the internet only limited to whatsapp on phones, you can't even send pics or videos, only text, maybe you can introduce something similar, but it can be bypassed by some app on android, sorry I don't know how to do this tho
Tarek
are you by any chance ziad omran on twitter ??!!!
anyway on this router you can either use DD-WRT firmware which helps you with your demand or use a combination of DHCP reservation and parental control ( it can work but it's a bit limited , you can block google market or itunes or iphone app market or etc )
Call your ISP and let him give u all the info u need ..you are the CLIENT ..you decide what to do
ziadomran
shant wroteI know a person who's workplace has the internet only limited to whatsapp on phones, you can't even send pics or videos, only text, maybe you can introduce something similar, but it can be bypassed by some app on android, sorry I don't know how to do this tho
That's what I want, can you give me his number or anything?
shant
he doesn't know how to do it because he is one of the workers, not the managers, he uses some software on his phone to bypass it (i think its called vpn)
ziadomran
Tarek wroteare you by any chance ziad omran on twitter ??!!!
anyway on this router you can either use DD-WRT firmware which helps you with your demand or use a combination of DHCP reservation and parental control ( it can work but it's a bit limited , you can block google market or itunes or iphone app market or etc )
Call your ISP and let him give u all the info u need ..you are the CLIENT ..you decide what to do
Yes I am Ziad Omran from twitter.
Can we limit the connection to some people but my laptop and iPhone will have full access to the internet? I will call the internet provider to give me the information I need. Can you please explain more afterwards how to use DD-WRT firmware?
ziadomran
Does he know their ISP or can I call someone responsible there?
Tarek
yes yes you can block everything and administrate everything .( we can try first without the DD-WRT )
how many users are there ? do you have people from outside the company that uses the internet ? ( suppliers,guest,etc ? )
what do you want to limit exactly ? access to certain website and app stores or the bandwidth and time ?
prepare all the info so i can help you out correctly .. DD-wrt is a bit hard for a newbie .
Btw i am Chanklish on twitter
Tarek
DD-WRT firmware does not supports Bandwidth limit to each users. Only the paid version of DD-WRT firmware supports it. This Problem can be solved by Command Shell. You just need WRT Script Generator for generate bandwidth control Script and paste into the Startup or Firewall Commands. but i will help you out ..
ziadomran
I just asked the ISP and he gave me the user name and password.
I opened the main page.
About 10 phones use this network, and none of them is from outside the company but sometimes visitors come to the company. I just don't want them to use the App Store nor the Android market or playstore on android. I just want them to use the internet just for chatting applications.
But there are two laptops at least that I want them to use the internet normally, plus there are four or five iPhones. Do you suggest to let visitors use the internet normally or just chatting services (whatsapp, weechat, etc..)
Nice to meet you, and thank you for the help!
Tarek
to block whatsapp per example you need to block port 5222 ( tcp and UDP )
for google play store : TCP and UDP port 5228
etc...
with a simply router like yours you either block somethings or enable them ..you cannot control per ex enable messaging but block pictures got it ?
normal laptops won't be using any mobile app ports
ziadomran
Is there any way to limit the usage of internet? Not more than 50 mb or something like that.
Do I block the ports from the the Parental control tab?
Tarek
to limit bandwith you need DD-WRT firmware to be installed on your router
first enable DHCP on your router and then reserve each device to an ip ( so you can tell them apart )
use port forwarding and point the ports you want block to an IP that you do not use (within the IP pool). For example, if your dhcp is from 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.150 .. point it to 192.168.1.151 .
In your router's settings page, it'll probably say "Virtual Server." That's where you do port forwarding.
ziadomran
DHCP is already enabled
start IP: 192.168.16.100
end IP: 192.168.16.199
I clicked on DHCP clients list and I saw the MAC address along with the IP address of the devices and the clients name.
What should I do now?
Tarek
forget about them
make a list of the applications they might use on their phones and that you want to block
when you finish we can port forward those ports into oblivion and they won't be able to open it ..i guess this is the best way .. you can leave the chatting apps and block the app stores so they wont update
ziadomran
That's what I want to do... I want to leave them the chatting apps and block the playstore. But there's an android that my father wants to use and download apps on it.
I want to block the playstore other phones.