On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Andrey Falko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Dan Cowsill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Not too long ago, I set up a router powered by Gentoo Linux and old >> computer hardware. So far, it has worked like a charm and I am quite >> pleased with my accomplishment. >> >> I am quite active in various BitTorrent communities, however my ISP >> doesn't take kindly to me eating all their precious bandwidth. Up >> until now, I have been using a cheap little windows utility to monitor >> monthly bandwidth and warn me if I go above my ISP's maximum. >> However, this has become inaccurate due to my use of Windows network >> shares. This machine now routinely records upload bandwidth in excess >> of 300 gigabytes per month, however I do not know which part of that >> is actually going to the interwebs. >> >> My question is this: is there a utility in Portage that you could >> recommend that would monitor bandwidth on a specific network >> interface, send me monthly reports via email and warn me if I am using >> too much bandwidth? > I don't know about email reports, but have you check out this week's GMN? : > > http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gmn/20080526-newsletter.xml >> >> Thanks a bunch >> >> -- >> Dan Cowsill >> -- >> gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list >> >> > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > >
That would probably do it! Thanks a million -- Dan Cowsill http://www.danthehat.net -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
