Want to slow speed to one lan address - FIXED
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Sorry, this has been asked many times I am sure. But I still need help. My internet research hasn't been successful.
Objective: I want to slow the internet speed to my new TV to about 10 Mbps. I don't want it fast enough to get 4K. The HDR is dim and normal HD TV looks sensational. Making sure the TV will never go fast enough to get 4K is my solution.
I built a traffic shaper rule and a Firewall rule for a test PC on the lan. It keeps failing. I used the documentation on the internet from several sources in various combinations.
I could use a little advice from someone who has done this before.
Background: The TV does not allow HDR to be set off. The same shows downloaded using Playon look great (Playon is HD only). The TV IP address on the lan is fixed. Brightness and other settings only help a little.
Thank you.
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Hardwired? If so set the port to 10Mbps or acquire a 10Mbps switch. Ebay may be your friend. If WiFi choosing the right version can also work.
I believe in the K.I.S.S. principle.
I did this to the kids computers when I had 100Mbps internet and game downloads would use it all. -
@andyrh said in Want to slow speed to one lan address:
Hardwired? If so set the port to 10Mbps or acquire a 10Mbps switch. Ebay may be your friend. If WiFi choosing the right version can also work.
I believe in the K.I.S.S. principle.
I did this to the kids computers when I had 100Mbps internet and game downloads would use it all.Thanks. I'll look into it but I don't think it will work for me. Yes, it's hard wired but through a switch. I think I need it to be software controlled.
I went a little nuts one year and installed 16 cat 6 keystone outlets on my first floor. PFSense LAN feeds into a switch, which distributes the internet throughout the 1st floor. (Why 16? - I had two 8 port desktop patch boxes.)
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Nuts is relative, I have a 48 port patch panel in my attic, 12 populated.
Why, because I got the patch panel for free...On this forum I am not in the top 10 of crazy home stuff "Just because I can".
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I fixed it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7hONu0b1c
This video explained it all. The other documentation was either unclear or the process was not intuitive.
For example I needed to make the firewall rule on the LAN and use the source IP. I assumed the WAN is needed to be limited to a destination address - and that didn't work. I also needed traffic limiter entries for In and Out.
It worked for the videos. 10Mbps still invoked HDR for Amazon but 6Mbps brightened the picture considerably. I will experiment with other speeds a bit later.
