One thing I've noticed with iStripper is it likes to utilise all available bandwidth to download shows as fast as possible. This in itself shouldn't be a problem if you are the only person who wants to use the net at the time. However, I've resorted to throttling the bandwidth using a third-party program. My desktop already has one (***** Networks Manager) but my notebook didn't.

I've registered for the lite version of Netlimiter4 after reading good reviews and forum posts about the previous program and it is doing the job nicely. I don't need the additional Firewall components the Pro version offers even though I currently have them due to it being an albeit stable development version.

While it is possible to do this on the router, I'd rather set this kind of rule at machine level so it can be quickly enabled/disabled without having to log into the router to do so.

What do you use if anything to keep your programs in check?