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Re: [LUG] Some kind of download monitor for broadband?

 

On 03/09/10 17:17, Rhia Knowles wrote:
Does anyone have any recommendation for some kind of network dload
meter for Broadband. I've found out today when Mom has signed up for a
new broadband package, she's listened to the salesdroid and gone for
the version with the tiniest cap. I have 2GB to work with a month
until I can show her need for otherwise.

Obviously I'd rather do this BEFORE the internet suddenly drops off.

I'm looking for something that I can set to run on boot, monitor the
Wifi download on a set SSID, and display in nice easy to read figures
or graphs. Windows compatibility or a comparible windows client a
bonus so I can put it on her machine and my college work partition
too.

If it can log the lot to one machine, that would be a bonus too.

I'm wanting something that wont just look at what im doing eg in the
browser, but will also monitor updates, etc. I dont stream from one
machine to the other so if it just looks at everything travelling on
that SSID that would do

I would check with your/her ISP - there should be a web page that shows usage - you may be able to check this from other than her place.
Tom te tom te tom

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