On Tue 03 Sep 2013 11:13:42 NZST +1200, Andrew Sands wrote:

> Any thoughts on ways to monitor internet usage (bandwidth, data
> usage) as a comparison to what my ISP tells me I'm using?

Painful. No plug-n-go solution I know of, and I did look at what pfsense
can do with its packages. At a guess, you will also want to know which
LAN host clocked up the damage...

> Is there a more time efficient way to get usage statistics than
> logging onto a web page?

Using a script for doing the same. I have one, but it's a few years old
and needs modifications.

> What are people on the list doing or not doing for their individual
> circumstances.

Luckily, the monthly cap went up with usage and always stayed just
ahead.

If you do get something working well with pfsense I'd be really
interested to hear. One way or another the packages all turned out to be
useless (recording the wrong info), only pfflowd looks hopeful but I
didn't it up because it looked like too much trouble.

> Sent from my Ubuntu Linux desktop machine behind pfsense box (to
> keep it relevant).

Sent from my openSUSE desktop behind a pfsense box...
(And who cares about this "sent by/from ..." and "virus checked by ..."
advertising drivel anyway?)

Volker

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