TomatoUSB

I'm looking to limit bandwidth rates by MAC address (not IP address) on my network.

I would like:
1) Limit speed individually by MAC Address (say, one MAC address gets 512 kbps, second MAC address gets 256 kbps)
2) Block P2P app downloads

Can Tomato limit bandwidth by MAC address on a Belkin Share N300 Wireless N+ Router MiMo 3D & USB Port?

(I recently purchased a T-Link router and flashed with WW-DRT. I was disappointed. I can't limit bandwidth by MAC or even IP address. And, the router constantly freezes up and crashes.)

I've been trying to figure out how to do this for months, and have Googled until I'm blue in the face. Nothing has helped. I've read the Wiki. That didn't answer my answers. I'm read so much all over the internet about routers and IP tables and whatever that I am confused, and very frustrated. Please, walk me through it. Can I limit bandwidth by MAC address on Tomato running on a Belkin Share N300?

I own the T-Link router now, but it doesn't support Tomato. I just bought it this week. Big disappointment.

I am looking to purchase the Belkin Share 300, or a similarly cheap new router, that can run Tomato and limit bandwidth by Mac Address.

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I'm looking to control internet use / bandwidth speed by MAC address in a user-friendly format. Not command line/code.
I don't want to have to run commands, SSH into a router, or edit IP tables. Those are way above my head, and I just want to be done with this mess. Is there an easy user interface that can do this? What'll she cost me? Thanks.

Configure DHCP to give fixed IP by MAC. Then set speed limit by IP.

Hmm. Can any version of Tomato on any router limit speed by IP address?

That was one problem I had with DDWRT. My router didn't support their premium version that has advanced QoS.

Looks like Shibby's TomatoUSB mod supports Bandwidth Limiting by MAC Address and IP Address.

I haven't tried it personally, so can not comment.

Not sure if the smaller version (4MB) has this feature, but here's a screenshot from my router running BIG-VPN version.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42238/TomatoUSB/Shibby%20Bandwidth%20Limiter.JPG

You can attempt to block P2P via Access Restriction:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42238/TomatoUSB/Shibby%20Access%20Restrictions.JPG

I say attempt, because the ports and protocol can be changed and encrypted. You can also try using QoS to limit unclassified traffic, but then you might run into other issues.

I am hoping that whomever's computer you are trying to limit is clueless when it comes to IP networking, else … it's a two second thing in most OSs to change the MAC address.

I guess he could just restrict network access to the given list of MAC addresses he has so nobody can have access to the network by changing their MAC address.

Quote "Hmm. Can any version of Tomato on any router limit speed by IP address?" end quote.

Yes, all versions can. Right from the GUI. This is the classic functionality that made Tomato famous.