Thank you James for the 'netflow' hint.  Already I've found flow-toold and
fprobe...the search continues.


On 30 August 2013 16:29, James Harper <[email protected]> wrote:

> >
> > I want to track/monitor/log our home broadband usage, specifically I
> want to
> > track where the quota is being used e.g. sites, services.  I can get
> usage
> > meters from our ISP (Internode) but these only show an aggregate of how
> > much we've used.
> >
> > I've looked at tools like bandwidthd and cacti and have installed
> bandwidth to
> > see what it can show me.
> >
> > Is there anything I can install onto my linux server that watch and log
> what
> > we use when?
> >
>
> A squid proxy can be useful for this, but obviously only for http/https
> traffic, and proxying isn't without its problems.
>
> Otherwise, 'netflow' is a useful keyword to use when googling.
>
> Of course all of this relies on either your linux server being the router
> (or in a position to intercept all traffic), or your router supporting the
> export of netflow data to your server for processing.
>
> James
>
>


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