Re: [Staffslug] Traffic shaping - anybody knowledgable on this?
On 14 April 2011 12:24, Kevanf1 <kevanf1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
So, I know it is possible to prioritise traffic at home via a router
(main one that carries the ISP signal). This is generally done by
setting certain ports higher values (if that is the right way of
describing it) so that they take priority over others. But, can an
ISP do the same for either individual customers or a blanket area or
even everybody? Further, can this (if it is possible) then be
countermanded by an individual customer?
ISPs can certainly do this. At work, we provide some clients with monitored
VPNs, and have occasionally had problems when the ISP has throttled the VPN
traffic.
The only way I can immediately think of to get around it would be to use a
VPN, so that the usenet/file sharing traffic comes out of the other end of
the VPN. I've heard of people using VPNs in this way to get around
geo-restrictions on e-books (some books are for sale in the US, but not in
the UK, for instance. Connect to a VPN in the US, and you can buy the book).
Of course, if the ISP throttles VPN traffic, it won't help.
Russ