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How to limit the speed of a Freebox user?

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nadellen Posted messages 11941 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello, I'm writing to you because for several months I've been having some problems with the wifi. Indeed, at certain times the connection on my PC is very slow and sometimes doesn't work at all.
When I couldn't connect, I tried with another PC and the connection worked for a few minutes before dropping again...
So I contacted Free to see if they could do something, and after a series of tests, apparently the box is working normally, the problem must come from my PC, they say...
I then reformatted my PC and the problem persists.

Then I noticed that my slowdowns occur when my roommate is there (playing video games in his room), and when he has a friend over, I have no internet access at all...
So I tried changing my MAC address to re-identify as a new user on the box, and lo and behold, everything works... for 2 minutes.... I repeated the same procedure 5 times and got the same result 5 times.

My question is the following: is it possible that I am being kicked off the wifi or that my connection is being limited (they don't have the box IDs) with some program?

If that's the case, how can I forcefully maintain my connection and bandwidth?

(I specify that most of the time I can't use an Ethernet cable).

If you have a solution, I would be really grateful, thank you.

N.B.: I read that with Kali, you could do things, but I'm a bit lost...
N.B. 2: Obviously, they told me it wasn't their fault...

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    nadellen Posted messages 11941 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7 353
     
    Hello
    my slowdowns happen when my roommate is around
    there you go! they are hogging the Wi-Fi bandwidth
    which is probably too weak to provide good Wi-Fi for everyone
    the only solution: connect via Ethernet even if it means passing an RJ cable through a window, or I don’t know where!
    or disable the Wi-Fi on the box: but then you won’t have it either!
    it also depends on who pays the subscription (shared bill or not)..
    or in the form of contributions?
    otherwise, we will have to establish connection hours for each person..that everyone will have to respect.
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  2. Pierrecastor Posted messages 10830 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 215
     
    Hello


    My question is the following: is it possible for me to get kicked off the wifi or for them to limit my connection (they don't have the box IDs) with a certain program?

    Without the box IDs, no, not possible.

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    1. wifivictime
       
      Even with Kali?

      (PS: We are both renting a room from an old lady who is only there on weekends, and the access to the box is only available on weekends as well).
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      1. Pierrecastor Posted messages 10830 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 215 > wifivictime
         
        Not that I know of. For me, it probably comes from the fact that it must be using a good part of the bandwidth.
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  3. nadellen Posted messages 11941 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7 353
     
    Re
    the best thing is, as I said earlier
    to plan usage slots for each person, which everyone will have to respect!
    You can also consider flexible slots depending on the days
    for example, roommate 1 will have from 6 to 8 PM on Monday while roommate 2 will have from 8 to 10 PM that same Monday
    on Tuesday, the slot will be from 6 to 8 PM for roommate 2 and from 8 to 10 PM for roommate 1
    or even from 9 to 10:30 PM for 1 and from 10:30 PM to midnight for 2, and so on, especially on weekends
    we can imagine anything to share, including on the weekend and in the evenings, which everyone wants... it just takes a bit of discipline and goodwill from everyone according to each one’s needs.
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