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Bypassing "wifi pausing" (reddthat.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by awsome@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm currently stuck in a used bedroom infested with flies at the time of writing this.

My parents have decided to block internet whenever I try to move my PC back upstairs. Asking them wouldn't work out because it usually falls on deaf ears.

A few days ago, they moved it without my knowledge, and I noticed that my folding table was gone from my bedroom.

I'm planning to set it back up again, but they might turn my internet off when they catch me. I'm trying to get a few ideas and create a plan to move my PC back upstairs.

I found a few tutorials on getting through parental controls, but the tutorials are done on Windows and parental controls are set up using TP-Link.

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[–] hellweaver666@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As a parent myself I often have to pause my kids internet because modern games and social media are addictive. I tell my kids it’s time to get off (because bed time, family activity, meals, etc etc) and they’re stuck in that “just one more” mind set. They can’t see that they’re addicted and we need some way to break the connection. We give them 30 minute warnings and remind them all the way down to zero and they still won’t shut down. If the parents are enforcing public usage it’s likely because the kid has been caught behaving inappropriately in private.

To the OP, maybe instead of trying to get around your parents rules, listen to them and understand why. Show some responsibility and they might start to trust you.

[–] PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Add in the modern problem of having the kids use up all our bandwidth downloading games

My wife and I WFH and could run simultaneous web calls no problem. As soon as a kid started downloading a new game or update, our meetings lagged

We have fibre now so it isn't an issue, but these are things my parents never had to deal with

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For people still dealing with this issue, check the QoS (Quality of Service) features on your router if this sort of problem happens to you. You can give priority to certain types of traffic (like streaming or video conferencing) so that the massive 100+GB Steam download won't ruin your day.

[–] LuycYQ2uUiTjR3yLri@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

This issue is known as bufferbloat