[Web4lib] Limiting bandwidth

[Josh Stompro]

The pfsense and m0n0wall firewall os distributions allow for setting up 
captive portals and bandwidth limiting.  I am using pfsense at 20 
branches as their main firewall/wireless management device.  Our captive 
portal just makes wireless users agree with our wireless use policy to 
gain access, they don't need to setup an account.  I usually throttle 
the wireless to 1/3 the total bandwidth of a branch, and shut down the 
wireless interface at night.

http://pfsense.org
http://m0n0.ch/wall/

Josh


Judy McBrian wrote:
> 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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