[Web4lib] Limiting bandwidth

[Andrew Mutch]

Judy,

Check out PublicIP's zoneCD - it's a wireless access management system
that is free, includes the ability to block ports and throttle bandwidth
and runs off a CD that can be run on a fairly low-end PC. There's a pay
version of the service but we've run the free version for several years
and are very satisfied with it. There are quite a few libraries using it.

More details here:

http://publicip.com

and

User Forum
http://publicip.net/phpBB2/

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI


> Please excuse the cross posting.
>
> For some of you this is a dumb question, but if you don't ask you're
> never gonna learn nuthin'
>
> I want to create an inexpensive wi-fi for patrons.   The big word with
> the Board is inexpensive.
> My concern is laptop patrons using out bandwidth for things like gaming
> and downloading music files.  That is, by numbers and activities sucking
> the life out of our T1
> It's bad enough in the summer with every kid on every computer playing
> the Runewhatever game.
> (No, we don't, and no, I have NO CONTROL over what the Board decides to
> allow or not on library owned machines....)
> Does anyone have any wise words?
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