How to measure ADSL monthly usage?

How can I use my router statistics to check download volume?

I have a variable number of computers connecting via a Netgear router.
The router's statistics page gives packets sent and received.
How is that translated into bytes?

I have just changed from unlimited use to the Pipex MIDI package with a
15 GB limit.
How does that work?
Is it downloads AND uploads - or just downloads?
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Chris

"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> How can I use my router statistics to check download volume?
>
> I have a variable number of computers connecting via a Netgear router.
> The router's statistics page gives packets sent and received.
> How is that translated into bytes?
>
> I have just changed from unlimited use to the Pipex MIDI package with a 15
> GB limit.
> How does that work?
> Is it downloads AND uploads - or just downloads?
> --
> Chris

A free broadband download monitor is available at www.consumerchoices.co.uk

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> How can I use my router statistics to check download volume?
>
> I have a variable number of computers connecting via a Netgear router.
> The router's statistics page gives packets sent and received.
> How is that translated into bytes?
>
> I have just changed from unlimited use to the Pipex MIDI package with a 15
> GB limit.
> How does that work?
> Is it downloads AND uploads - or just downloads?
> --
> Chris

the majority of ISP's measure bandwidth used i.e. the combination of down
and up...

Zen were one of the few I could find who dont bother about upload, they only
measure down.

g.

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>"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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>> How can I use my router statistics to check download volume?
>> I have a variable number of computers connecting via a Netgear router.
>> The router's statistics page gives packets sent and received.
>> How is that translated into bytes?
>> I have just changed from unlimited use to the Pipex MIDI package with
>>a 15 GB limit.
>> How does that work?
>> Is it downloads AND uploads - or just downloads?

>the majority of ISP's measure bandwidth used i.e. the combination of
>down and up...

Does anyone know whether Pipex measure download or both?
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Chris

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<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
>news:brN07MB2HrwGFwzz@[127.0.0.1]...

>> How can I use my router statistics to check download volume?
>> I have a variable number of computers connecting via a Netgear router.
>> The router's statistics page gives packets sent and received.
>> How is that translated into bytes?

>A free broadband download monitor is available at www.consumerchoices.co.uk

Thanks - I know about software like that.
In fact, NetMeter is even better.
But you have to install it on all computers - and add up the totals.
Surely it is possible to use the router stats?
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Chris

Chris wrote:

> Surely it is possible to use the router stats?

As long as you never need to reboot it.

Graham

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>
>
> Chris wrote:
>
>> Surely it is possible to use the router stats?
>
> As long as you never need to reboot it.
>
> Graham

You could ask your ISP for stats. After all they should have a measure of
what you've used so they can charge more or throttle back the service when
you've reached the limit. My experience of Orange was "we can't do that".
Of course not. Why should they give you the very information tou need to
reduce usage? What other utility can get away with billing you for a
commodity / usage without telling you what you've taken / used?

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:13:29 +0100, Chris <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

>In fact, NetMeter is even better.

I've just downloaded ver 1.1.3 and installed it and it looks like a
mighty impressive little tool, thanks.

MM

Chris <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 at 23:13:29:
>In article <f9uckp$5gu$(E-Mail Removed)>, Bill Ridgeway
><(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
>>news:brN07MB2HrwGFwzz@[127.0.0.1]...
>
>>> How can I use my router statistics to check download volume?
>>> I have a variable number of computers connecting via a Netgear router.
>>> The router's statistics page gives packets sent and received.
>>> How is that translated into bytes?
>
>>A free broadband download monitor is available at www.consumerchoices.co.uk
>
>Thanks - I know about software like that.
>In fact, NetMeter is even better.
>But you have to install it on all computers - and add up the totals.
>Surely it is possible to use the router stats?

If your router supports SNMP monitoring of network usage data and you
can run a PC all the time that the router is connected, then PRTG
Traffic Grapher should do what you want -
<http://www.paessler.com/prtg/>.
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Tony

Tony wrote:
>
> If your router supports SNMP monitoring of network usage data and you
> can run a PC all the time that the router is connected, then PRTG
> Traffic Grapher should do what you want -
> <http://www.paessler.com/prtg/>.

My Sky-supplied Netgear doesn't do SNMP :-( I don't know if this is common
across the Netgear SOHO range.