Changes to Shaw's internet bandwidth

[Soundy]

That should be sufficient, yes... although I've seen with a lot of routers (not just D-Links) where the DHCP client list doesn't update immediately, so there are sometimes machines connected that don't show right away. However, there should also be a page that will list the wireless clients connected (DHCP table lists hardwire-connected machines as well).

There should also be a page where you can specify only listed MAC addresses that are allowed to connect... turn that feature on and put your machines in the list and that should help prevent unauthorized connections as well.

Ultimately, no router can be made 100% secure, but with a combination of steps, you can minimize the chances.

[kchan]

safest way, is limit the amount of IP address that can be issued.
In my household theres only 2 laptops, iphone, and ps3 that would need to connect to my net, thus i only issue ip address from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.5

and if a friend wants to connect onto my network, i simply turn off one of my connected devices or just change it from 1.5 to 1.6

[eFx[A2C]]

Are you able to limit how much bandwidth/speed a computer can get from the connection ? I have a linksys WRT54G v5 which isn't supported by tomato, any other recommendations on custom firmware ?

[willystyle]

^ DD-WRT supports it.

[Soundy]

Originally Posted by kchan

safest way, is limit the amount of IP address that can be issued.
In my household theres only 2 laptops, iphone, and ps3 that would need to connect to my net, thus i only issue ip address from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.5

and if a friend wants to connect onto my network, i simply turn off one of my connected devices or just change it from 1.5 to 1.6

"Safest"? Hardly. That adds only the faintest bit of security, because it doesn't limit the IPs that can connect, only the ones that are issued by the DHCP server. I could manually set my IP to 192.168.1.anything-from-2-to-253 and connect to your network, unless you're actually filtering IPs. And even at that, I could set my IP to one within your range, and knock one of your machines off the network.

[W2K]

Originally Posted by eFx[A2C]

Are you able to limit how much bandwidth/speed a computer can get from the connection ? I have a linksys WRT54G v5 which isn't supported by tomato, any other recommendations on custom firmware ?

Only DD-WRT SE (the paid version) supports individual MAC address bandwidth limit. The regular one supports a pooled bandwidth limit between all users.
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[Psykopathik]

if i gotta pay more for using more, they better reduce my bill when i don't use the net.

[tgill]

A good video to pass along to the less knowledgeable.

YouTube

[underscore]

What a bloody joke this is. I am out word.

also dagonay, you're a fucking moron.

[kyoshiro]

my PM didnt reply me personally, but the office told me this:

Thank you for your e-mail. Parliament does not accept or reject these types of applications - the authority is delegated from Parilament to the CRTC via the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Act, the Broadcasting Act, and the Telecommunications Act. As such, I highly encourage you to give your opinions on the matter to the commission as that is the proper venue to voice your statement of concern.



We do want to thank you for contacting our office, and hope things are more clear and that you have a better understanding as well, that Parliament does not have any jurisdiction in the this matter and therefore we can only assist you by pointing you in the right direction. By contacting the people who have the power to affect these decisions and make these changes, hopefully you and others will get some redress for your grievance.

[Great68]

Originally Posted by kyoshiro

my PM didnt reply me personally, but the office told me this:

What a bunch of bullshit. Is your MP a conservative?

Parliament can overrule anything if they want, they're the fucking government.

I'd write back and say "What the fuck did I elect you for if you can't represent your constituent's interests?".

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by Great68

What a bunch of bullshit. Is your MP a conservative?

Parliament can overrule anything if they want, they're the fucking government.

I'd write back and say "What the fuck did I elect you for if you can't represent your constituent's interests?".

No they can't. If that was the case they could over rule any supreme court decision.

[kyoshiro]

yea conservative it seems, fucking richmond

[elbee]

Im not sure how much data i use per month but i play COD, stream tv shows which are 300-500mb each per episode, and download movies at times. So i guess ill be expecting a letter and i guess ill be calling up TELUS to install their service.

Shaw is just being greedy, no way their infrastructure is being worked. They just want to bank off streaming video to make up for the losses in TV. Its very unfair and anyone who supports this, I WILL FIGHT YOU!

[ForbiddenX]

you can fight dangonay lol.

I mean they raise their caps for a bit and then lower it back then charge for going over.

What's the email we're supposed to be sending our emails too? I'll just forward/copy the one I sent to my MP. Haven't gotten a reply back.

Maybe he's afraid of going over his cap so he's not checking his emails

[Tapioca]

Instead of being lazy about it, send a real letter (snail mail) to your MP, and send one to the head of the CRTC too. Continue to send them and make sure that your friends send them too (postage is free.)

[deep87]

http://www.antiubb.com/ has sample letters and other methods of action

http://www.reddit.com/r/canada/letter to the editor, canada wide campaign

[qwertyuiop]

Just checked stopthemeter.ca and it's at almost 160000 signatures! Quadrupled in a week!

[way2quik]

teksavvy is now following Bell and Shaw in this bandwidth catastrophe starting March 1.
http://news.google.ca/news/more?pz=1...LFQcXM&topic=t

From 200GB to 25GB a month. Seriously?
Makes me think twice before switching to Telus. Now, it is a matter of when Telus will start enforcing.

[!MiKrofT]

wtf. So much for having Teksavvy as a backup plan.

Oh hmm it says for customers up to 5mbps. what about higher packages like 15 and 25mbps

[dayton08]

Was just searching the telus and shaw site(which they seem to re-do the website overnight)..


found this

Every Business One Enhanced Bundle includes:

TELUS Managed High Speed Internet for Business with unlimited usage, and an industry leading service level agreement


But no pricing..? does anybody know how much this is a month?

http://telus.com/en_CA/BC/products/S...ancedWest.html

[ForbiddenX]

Be careful for Telus' "unlimited usage"

Telus is advertising "unlimited usage" as unlimited hours on the internet which is just plain stupid. I'll post the link when I get home but it's right in their FAQ.

Don't fall for these tricks.

[qwertyuiop]

Tony Clement weighs in on internet billing:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1889321/

[!MiKrofT]

Originally Posted by dayton08

Was just searching the telus and shaw site(which they seem to re-do the website overnight)..


found this

Every Business One Enhanced Bundle includes:

TELUS Managed High Speed Internet for Business with unlimited usage, and an industry leading service level agreement


But no pricing..? does anybody know how much this is a month?

http://telus.com/en_CA/BC/products/S...ancedWest.html

Business accounts are usually pretty expensive.. sometimes double or triple as they also have to start guaranteeing uptimes and availability.

[Culverin]

Hmmm...

So with the Big guys and now Teksavvy charging for overages, is there anybody else we can fall back on to use as leverage against these guys?