Hi folks,

Is there any software (preferably free) that can monitor how much I download/upload over a month. I know there are many tools out there that do this, but... I'm using the Internet on a desktop and a laptop, both through wireless ADSL and I copy files between these computers. The software I've tried so far, doesn't distinguish between Internet traffic and LAN traffic. I just want to find out how much I've downloaded in a month, excluding transferring files over the LAN.

Any ideas?

(wasn't sure whether to post this in here or the software forum)

Cacti is a wonderful utility however it's not for the non-techy person. It basically monitors your router/server/firewall so that device needs to support snmp i believe.

Here's the link to it: http://cacti.net/

DU Meter is what I use. It shows daily/weekly/monthly/yearly UL/DL stats.

Cacti certainly looks interesting. I will give it a go when I can, not sure whether it will work with my router though (Orange Broadband LiveBox), thanks very much for your help viperz2000.

DU Meter looks good too, I don't think it will distinguish between Internet and LAN traffic though, briefly looking through the Options thanks for the suggestion though ringfinger.

Netlimiter can do that for you. It's simple and easy to install. I use it for exactly that purpose.

I'll second NetLimiter. I've used it before and it's looks quite nice.