ok, i will try that, thanks for your help

You probably need to QoS the other devices with lower priorities and stating the obvious, make sure you reboot the router if you haven't.

cheers, quick question why does it not work though, say i just went on MW3 and on my laptop i started opening youtube videos and immediately it lagged the PS3, surely now i got PS3 to priority it shouldnt do that? or am i being completely stupid?

[Edited on 04-07-2012 by BarnshaW]

Yes

cheers willay, and silly questions but priority put as "1" presumably 1 is highest priority

source ip range is your PS3 ip (put it in both boxes)

select 'ANY' - that means any data from the PS3 will be prioritised

hi willay/dom, help me please, my router slightly differs from the above and i get the below screen in my router, what do i need to enter in here? do i just put my PS3 ip into the "source IP range" boxes?

also what is ICMP TCP AND UDP in the drop down bit? shall i just select "ANY"

please see below, thats screen shot of the router settings and owners manual

You ask them

Cheers Dom, failing that a hammer to said persons laptop will suffice.

If it's wireless then either stick the IP on the 'preferred' list (usually under the wireless options) or give the PS3 a static IP.
Also handy list of PS3 ports - http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PSN-General-Discussion/PS3-Ports-need-to-be-open/td-p/27357477?start=15&tstart=0

cheers willay your a man.

its connected wirelessly so will select wireless QOS and I will try the above and come back.

Is the PS3 connected via cable or wireless?

According to the manual:

ftp://ftp.dlink.co.uk/dsl_routers_modems/dsl-2740r/dsl-2740r_manual_v1.00.pdf

You need to pick either wireless qos or lan qos, so if the PS3 is wired then go to LAN QOS:

Traffic Class Name - this is just a name, so if we set one up for your ps3 call it ps3

Wireless Transmit Priority - Select whichever one sounds better, it will be called 'gold' or 'platinum' or 'best effort'

Source IP address: IP address of your PS3, you can find it in your System Settings on the PS3

Source Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.255

UDP/TCP Source port: No idea what ports it uses, try 0 (this should mean all)

Desintation IP address: 0.0.0.0 (means everywhere- not sure if it will work thou)

Destination subnet mask: 0.0.0.0 (ditto)

Worth a shot.

I know you lot are a lot more savvy on these things then me, to cut a long story short I have a member in the household who likes to hog the bandwidth, watch movies online, stream, torrents etc. This is making it annoying for other people in the household.

Basically there are 3 pc's , the main PC downstairs (connected to router) then two upstairs, all connected wirelessly to the router, the router is a Dlink DSL-2740R and i have been reading about QOS and making people priorities? how does this work?

i have looked in the owners manual for the router and it says it can be done and the details which need to be entered are:

Traffic Class Name:
Wireless Transmit Priority: (drop down options on router)
Source IP Address: (dropdown options on router)
Source Subnet Mask:
UDP/TCP Source Port:
Destination IP Address
Destination Subnet Mark:

Is the above all stuff i can find on my router or laptop, and also am i entering the above details for the device i want to make priority, basically i want to make my PS3 priority for playing games over someone else streaming and watching videos online etc.