Re: [OT] Measuring network traffic AND Three Broadband

[Marc Fuller <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Keith,

I use CACTI. It's free and fairly simple to setup. Gives me all sorts of
graphs etc and can collect data from lots of different ways (I use SNMP
from my Draytek).

http://cacti.net/

Cheers

Marc

Keith Doxey wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Is there a free or trial utility that will allow me to measure traffic
> from
> a machine to outside its own subnet.
>
> eg. machine is 192.168.0.xxx and I dont want to measure trafic to
other
> machines within the house but want to measure everything passing
> through the
> router to my ADSL connection.
>
> Ideally I would like to be able to reset the traffic counter so I can
see
> just how much typical activities use eg Downloading a whole days
emails,
> reading and replying to a forum etc.
>
> I am thinking of getting GPRS modem from "Three" but need an
idea of
> typcial
> usage so that I can decide whether to go for the 1GB or 3GB option.
>
> I know many people here use T-Mobiles Web n Walk but I cant justify
> havign a
> contract mobile phone as I rarely use the phone I already have and the
> deal
> from Three sounds a perfect way of getting affordable data when I am
> out and
> about.
>
> Does anyone have experience of the Three Broadband service ?
>
> Also, with GPRS, is is possible to maintain a connection whilst
> driving from
> cell to cell as you can with a phone call or do lose and remake the
> connection. eg would streaming a radio station work whilst driving
around?
>
> Thanks
>
> Keith
>
>