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swealpha

Aspirant

Mar 11, 2019

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Cheapest switch that can limit bandwith speed by interface?

Hello! Do you guys know what the cheapest switch is that can limit bandwith speed by interface? Thank you!

swealpha
Mar 13, 2019
Yes, between multiple VPN providers.

Looks like its kinda hard to complete if we dont buy a pfSense router that is little to advanced for me.

Thank you.

Anonymous

Mar 12, 2019

Hi swealpha

Welcome to Netgear Community, beside unmanged switch, all others support the rate limit by interface.

Thanks

swealpha

Aspirant

Mar 12, 2019

Sorry for not being more clear.

I mean if its possible to rate limit upload and download. I see some switches only limit the upload speed.

Thank you!!

schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 12, 2019
Limiting egress is one thing rather easy, but having massive consequences. But how would you implement an ingress bandwidth limitation - which would be at the end of the day just ignore and drop packets or what? Of course, there are technologies like pause frames, flow control, and back pressure.

Then think again why the IEEE has abandoned any plans on a standardisation of a granular flow limitation IEEE P802.3ar Congestion Management Task Force some decade(s) ago.

An Ethernet infrastructure does poorly compare with a hydraulic system.

What exactly - and why - do you want to achieve?
- swealpha
  Aspirant
  Mar 12, 2019
  Two houses are sharing same internet connections.
  
  So i would like to split 100Mbit. to. 2x50Mbit.
  
  I found this router that can limit both upload and download, dont know if it works any good.
  
  Netgear GS108Ev3
  http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/GS105EV2/WebManagedSwitches_UM_EN.pdf
  
  What do you think?
  Thank you
  - schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User
    Mar 12, 2019
    That's a switch, not a router.
    
    I would suggest using a proper router (no consumer ***** - that's not against the Netgear Smart Managed Plus or Pro switches) allowing to apply some rules for bandwidth management and reservations, and allow to give more bandwidth if not in use otherwise.