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hi frnds,
I connect to the internet through a shared connection in my hostel lan.The problem i am facing is dat when others try to copy the data i have shared in the lan my whole system starts hanging. Can anybody suggest someway to reduce others using my resources i mean limit access of others to my computer.
thanks in advance..

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A few practical, Windows-native steps you can take right now (no third‑party throttlers required). Several replies here pointed at blocking or limiting access; those are valid long‑term options, but the quickest way to stop heavy copying and diagnose why your PC hangs is to inspect active sessions and either close them or tighten share/NTFS permissions.

To stop an active copy immediately: open Computer Management (right‑click My Computer → Manage) and go to System Tools → Shared Folders → Sessions and Open Files — you can right‑click a session to Close Session or an open file to Close Open File. On the command line, net session lists active network sessions (and net session /delete ends them) and openfiles /query / openfiles /disconnect will show and drop specific open file handles. Use these first to cut transfers while you implement a permanent fix. (learn.microsoft.com)

Hardening the share so other people can’t blast your machine: stop using anonymous/Guest access and use per‑user authentication plus NTFS ACLs. On systems where the Security tab is available, set the share to require only specific accounts and use the Security tab or icacls to give those accounts Read (not Write) or Read‑Only access as needed. If you’re on older XP Professional, disable Simple File Sharing (Tools → Folder Options → View → uncheck “Use Simple File Sharing”) so you can control per‑user permissions; be aware that XP’s Simple Sharing uses the Guest account by design. (learn.microsoft.com)

If your machine still slows during transfers, check CPU/disk activity in Task Manager / Resource Monitor and use a connection tool (Sysinternals TCPView or Process Explorer) to see which process is serving the SMB traffic — sometimes a background service or antivirus scanner becomes the bottleneck rather than the network. Longer term, consider moving public shares to a small dedicated device (NAS or router‑share) so your workstation isn’t the file server. Caution: net session /delete and openfiles /disconnect can cause clients to lose data in progress — warn users when possible before disconnecting.

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Member Avatar for beeerlover

Any firewall should be able to block them. Or if you just want to control their speed, I might suggest Net Limiter Pro.

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Turn off file sharing or remove all of your visible network shares. Then punch the guy next to you and tell him to stop :)

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I would create a folder on your computer and put everything you want to share in that folder. Then unshare all folders on your computer except for that folder. This way you can control the amount of data being transferred from your PC thus reducing the amount of data flow. If that doesn't help a ram upgrade will speed things up a Lil, it really depends on the speed of the PC at the moment though.

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Any firewall should be able to block them. Or if you just want to control their speed, I might suggest Net Limiter Pro.

Thats a reply i expected... I wanted to know the softwares which i could use for the purpose...
thanks

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It would be helpful if you could suggest some softwares to control data flow...

Member Avatar for David Sanders

Yeah I believe with Net Limiter Pro you can control how fast a person can transfer data from your pc.

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Yeah I believe with Net Limiter Pro you can control how fast a person can transfer data from your pc.

Yes, you can very easily control the bandwidth for any Application/any IP or any combination of Application/IP with Net Limiter Pro. Go to their site and check out some screen shots or the 30 day trial to see for yourself.

I have always installed it on every computer I own, and it runs at boot up until shut down. I love it. Just my opinion, but I believe it should be built into windows :P

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