Bandwidth management with a TP-Link 8-port gigabit desktop switch Model No. TL-SG1008D

[johnsantos]

I have an TP-Link 8-port gigabit desktop switch Model No. TL-SG1008D and would like to know how to manage the bandwidth evenly

 

[kanewolf]

You can't do anything with that switch. That is an UNMANAGED switch. That means that is can't be tweaked by you. It will pass all packets as fast as possible. You would have to get a smart or managed switch to do any kind of bandwidth management (QoS).

 

[bill001g]

Have you tried looking for a program that does it for you?

You'll be surprised at what is out there...

Use Google search-words like " Bandwidth Manager" or something to that
effect.

I come across all kinds of goodies like that.

The management software sounds too good to be true mostly because people do not read the details.

As a example. You have 3 pc hooked to port1-3 on a switch. The PC hooked to port 1 has some special bandwidth software on it. The pc on port 2 and port 3 are transfer huge amounts of data between them.

How can a software on running on pc1 have any impact on this traffic. It can't even see the traffic only the switch can. How can it say only allow 100m of traffic to go between these 2 machines.

So lets say you have loaded software on all 3 devices. I want a rule that says they can each use 100m but if the other device is not using their 100m a device can the excess bandwidth the other machine does not need. It is easy to limit them each to 100m but how would they know when they could exceed the bandwidth. There would have to be some method for them to exchange data on their utilization with other machines. It quickly gets out of hand.

Bandwidth management software really is only useful to control the machine it is loaded on.

The 2 example I gave above are fairly easy to implement on a good quality managed switch.

 

[bill001g]

The solution is to use a manged switch as was stated in the first post.

There is no pc based solution that can fix this....unless you build a special dedicated pc to act as a load balancer.

That was the reason I responded to your post about bandwidth management software to indicate that this likely would not work since this is a very common misconception with this software. The new list of software you have is even further from the required solution.

 

[kanewolf]

The solution is to use a manged switch as was stated in the first post.

There is no pc based solution that can fix this....unless you build a special dedicated pc to act as a load balancer.

That was the reason I responded to your post about bandwidth management software to indicate that this likely would not work since this is a very common misconception with this software. The new list of software you have is even further from the required solution.

@bill001g, one "redneck" option that a person could do to allocate bandwidth as evenly as possible would be to FORCE all the interfaces on the hosts to 10Mbit half duplex Of course this only works if OP has admin privilege and nobody else does.

 

[bill001g]

What about THIS, then.

I found ur solution, no?

https://www.softperfect.com/products/bandwidth/

And didn't I just say that.

"There is no pc based solution that can fix this....unless you build a special dedicated pc to act as a load balancer."

What is your point. I can search google too. I could have easily listed F5 traffic shapers. It is still cheaper to buy a manged switch to do this.

 

[bill001g]

There is always a way.

I'm Far from an expert on Network interfaces, etc...
but I have a good intellect, and can figure things out quickly.

When I don't know how to do something,
I turn to the use of programs;
Someone has usually thought up a solution Long beforehand;
You just have to sniff the right trail.

I see there's no pleasing you.

Maybe I just have to be rude and throw it in your face then. The first answer was the correct answer to use a manged switch. I tried to explain why a pc could not control the traffic, instead of you reading the post and doing some research you just do a bunch of google searches and post things you likely didn't even read yourself.
Do you think I or kanewolf that suggested the manged switch do not already know all about these options and have already discarded them.

Being a google bot and posting search results you have no clue what mean does not help anyone. All you do is confuse the person who asked this question.

 

[COLGeek]

This thread is being closed. The OP's question has been answered.

No need to take anything personal.