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

 

On 03/09/10 19:24, tom wrote:
> 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
> 
Zen have this, and they send me an e-mail if I use 1/2 or 50 percent of
my allowance which i think is now 10gb for the month,

Paul.

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