data download monitoring software - recommendations

Sorry to post again but I can't find one of the original postings with
this information.

My mate is being hassled by Virgin for large amount of downloading.

What's the best/most reliable 'FREE' software to use as monitor.

Some people suggest Ethereal (or Wireshark as it is now known) but their
page makes it sound terribley complicated.

Any advice please?

Mike

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> Sorry to post again but I can't find one of the original postings with
> this information.
>
> My mate is being hassled by Virgin for large amount of downloading.
>
> What's the best/most reliable 'FREE' software to use as monitor.
>
> Some people suggest Ethereal (or Wireshark as it is now known) but their
> page makes it sound terribley complicated.
>
> Any advice please?
>
Netmeter from http://readerror.gmxhome.de/

> What's the best/most reliable 'FREE' software to use as monitor.

http://readerror.gmxhome.de/

Colin Wilson wrote:
>>What's the best/most reliable 'FREE' software to use as monitor.
>
>
> http://readerror.gmxhome.de/

Thanks Colin and SJP

I was really looking for something to track amounts of data uploaded and
downloaded so as to keep an eye on how my mate was doing before hitting
his ISP's cap/throttling etc.
He is with Virgin who don't admit what their limits are until you have
reached them!
At least with my ISP (Plusnet) for all everyone's complaints, they do
have a pretty accurate log of one's useage available online.

Mike

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> Colin Wilson wrote:
>>>What's the best/most reliable 'FREE' software to use as monitor.
>>
>>
>> http://readerror.gmxhome.de/
>
> Thanks Colin and SJP
>
> I was really looking for something to track amounts of data uploaded and
> downloaded so as to keep an eye on how my mate was doing before hitting

Netmeter does this

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>My mate is being hassled by Virgin for large amount of downloading.
>
>What's the best/most reliable 'FREE' software to use as monitor.
>
>Some people suggest Ethereal (or Wireshark as it is now known) but
>their page makes it sound terribley complicated.
>

WatchWAN will do what you want.

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dave @ stejonda

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> Colin Wilson wrote:
>>>What's the best/most reliable 'FREE' software to use as monitor.
>>
>>
>> http://readerror.gmxhome.de/
>
> Thanks Colin and SJP
>
> I was really looking for something to track amounts of data uploaded and
> downloaded so as to keep an eye on how my mate was doing before hitting
> his ISP's cap/throttling etc.
> He is with Virgin who don't admit what their limits are until you have
> reached them!
> At least with my ISP (Plusnet) for all everyone's complaints, they do have
> a pretty accurate log of one's useage available online.

They are unlimited ignore them as they are in error.

dennis@home wrote:

>>
>>Thanks Colin and SJP
>>
>>I was really looking for something to track amounts of data uploaded and
>>downloaded so as to keep an eye on how my mate was doing before hitting
>>his ISP's cap/throttling etc.
>>He is with Virgin who don't admit what their limits are until you have
>>reached them!
>>At least with my ISP (Plusnet) for all everyone's complaints, they do have
>>a pretty accurate log of one's useage available online.
>
>
> They are unlimited ignore them as they are in error.
>
>

EH? Don't understand your comment dennis

Mike

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> dennis@home wrote:
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>>>
>>>Thanks Colin and SJP
>>>
>>>I was really looking for something to track amounts of data uploaded and
>>>downloaded so as to keep an eye on how my mate was doing before hitting
>>>his ISP's cap/throttling etc.
>>>He is with Virgin who don't admit what their limits are until you have
>>>reached them!
>>>At least with my ISP (Plusnet) for all everyone's complaints, they do
>>>have a pretty accurate log of one's useage available online.
>>
>>
>> They are unlimited ignore them as they are in error.
>
> EH? Don't understand your comment dennis

Virgin have unlimited downloads so they are in error if they say he is using
too much.
He may fall foul of uploading too much but its easy to limit that.