On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Craig Falconer <[email protected]> wrote: > Nick Rout wrote, On 22/10/09 15:50: >> >> >> Aren't those rate graphs rather than total usage graphs? They may show >> that particular link isn't used much, but you really need the integral >> with respct to time to get total usage over a period. >> >> I am pretty sure an rrd tool can do this too, if fed the right info. > > > Eyes - open them... bottom line shows 11.91 MBytes for that 3 hour window in > the top of the cacti graph
ooops you are right, I was concentrating on the graphs, not whats written below them. ipcop makes similar graphs. > > Likewise the pfsense rrd graphs show 12.6 MBytes in 10.4 out and 23.03 > MBytes total in the 2 days graph. > > But you are right - the graphs are of bandwidth usage. However the only > difference would be the scale and units on the vertical axis... the graph > line would look exactly the same shape. No, a total usage graph would steadily climb higher. Until a reset, which one would presumably programme the rrdtool to do on your monthly renewal date. > > Admittedly that probably wasn't the best interface to graph... should have > shown my internet connections like this 5 day window..... > http://shell.clug.org.nz:8080/traffic%20bytes.png > > > > -- > Craig Falconer > >
