Internet Bandwidth Usage Monitor

[paul3vanz]

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)

[viperz2000]

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/

[ringfinger]

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

[paul3vanz]

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.

[Zxian]

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

[Jeremy]

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