Re: High broadband usage - why?

[Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Many thanks guys,

SmartMonitor looks just the ticket. Can I run it on one of my
"networked
PCs" or do I need to dedicate a machine to it? I can dedicate a box if
needed but would prefer to install only once if poss. I guess I will also
need to sit a temporary wireless AP & switch off one of the Vigor's
ports
to take the place of how I use the Vigor currently (i.e. migrate my
"networked PCs" to this new router). If the new switch/AP
captures all
wireless traffic then this should be reported by SM, yes?

I had found the in-built data flow monitor and while it's good for
at-the-moment monitoring I was hoping to build up a picture of usage over
days/weeks.
Yes, I do have Skype installed but I thought it was set to not auto-run
when Windows boots-up; I will check!


Cheers,
Tim.




On 2 April 2013 20:51, Mark Gardner <mark@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> One issue is that SM does not log Wifi traffic from the router itself;
> only from a wired separate WAP. Bit annoying....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Phil Harris
> Sent: 02 April 2013 20:44
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] High broadband usage - why?
>
> Yup - looking at
> http://www.draytek.co.uk/support/kb_vigor_portmirror.html
> it shows how to set up a 2820 to use it so it looks like there's your
> solution. :-D
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Mark Gardner
> Sent: 02 April 2013 20:40
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] High broadband usage - why?
>
> Nope. I have used it with a 2820 and a 2850
>
> Cheers
> Mark
>
> On 2 Apr 2013, at 20:38, "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> > No idea if it's worth seeing if this would work on your router -
I
> > suspect that it's possibly restricted to the Non-ADSL routers
> though...
> >
> > http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/SmartMonitor.html
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
>
> > Of Tim Hawes
> > Sent: 02 April 2013 20:17
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] High broadband usage - why?
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a bit of a puzzler with our home ADSL connection. We
previously
>
> > were on a package with a 10GB download cap which we just managed
to
> > stay
> under.
> > A few months ago we upgraded to a 40GB cap package and in March
just
> > gone, including a 10 day holiday away, we used 38-odd GB.
> >
> > I re-set the traffic monitor on my router yesterday (or perhaps
Sunday
> > eve) and already this month we've used over 4GB !!!
> > Last night 14 sessions were "active" although with next
to no
> > bandwidth consumed, but why aren't they silent.
> >
> > We don't have an online TV/movies subscription and don't do
anything
> > "fancy"; mostly web browsing and email. The kids do
like iPlayer and
> > youtube, but can these really be responsible for the high
download
> usage?
> >
> > How can I monitor what is eating up the download allowance?
Ideally
> > something that can report usage by website by device, so I can
> > determine whether it's an iTouch, desktop PC, a rouge device
> > interloping on my allowance, or a dodgy application that is
chatting
> > way
> too much.
> > And of course, ideally free and easy to set up ;-)
> >
> > Router is a Vigor 2820n if that helps with any solutions.
> >
> > All thoughts welcome.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tim.
> >
>


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