Re: Tracking internet traffic over the wireless

Megoingmad wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am going to rent out one part of my flat and provide wireless
> internet to the person renting. I don’t know this person and would like
> to have the possibility to track/log the traffic incase my ISP things
> something dodgy going on.

Why not just capture your router logs to your PC every so often - my
(fifty quid) Dlink records all the servers connected to by each client
PC in my network. I wrote a bit of perl to stick the data in a MYSql
database, but it'd be as easy to periodically review it in Excel or
Access or something.

You might look into running a replacement firmware on one of the many
routers that will take it. DD-WRT is the most versatile and the newer
versions have bandwidth monitoring, I believe. Certainly their
paid version does and in any case, DD_WRT has Rflow, which will help
you monitor usage.

DD-WRT.com has a long list of compatible routers that can be flashed
with one version or another (be careful to get the right one).

If you go that route, the favored Buffalo routers, which are currently
not sold in the US, are available, preloaded with DD-WRT from their
store.

Also, many are very pleased with "Tomato a" simpler firmware
replacement that concentrates on BW monitoring. http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato

If you don't want to have a buffalo shipped from Germany, then the
Linksys WRT54G series works with DD-WRT (it's namesake). Be sure and
check the version you are buying against their support list. The
WRT54GL (note the "L") is a safe bet for either firmware.

Steve

seaweedsteve <seaweedsteve@gmail.com> hath wroth:

>Also, many are very pleased with "Tomato a" simpler firmware
>replacement that concentrates on BW monitoring. http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato

Yeah, it's pretty:
<http://www.polarcloud.com/img/ssbwm100.png>

DD-WRT v24 RC 6.2 (current version) had a rather crude bandwidth
monitor page. I can't find a photo, but it's just 3 graphs of in/out
bandwidth on the LAN, WAN, and wireless ports.

Supported hardware list of DD-WRT:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices>
Devices that should work with DD-WRT, but don't:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Known_incompatible_devices>

You can also monitor bandwidth externally using SNMP and MRTG, PRTG,
RRDTOOL, and others.
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/SNMP#Bandwidth_Monitoring_via_SNMP>
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Multi_Router_Traffic_Grapher>
The available OID's limit you to monitoring:
(eth0) all routed wired traffic, WAN + LAN
(eth1) all routed wireless traffic
(vlan0) all routed LAN traffic
(vlan1) WAN traffic
(br0) vlan0-eth1 bridge traffic

You can also do some scripting. Some examples:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Script_Examples>
There's a crude graph of signal strength per connection in there.

You can get a clue as to the available features and goodies in the
various tutorials at:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Tutorials>

>If you don't want to have a buffalo shipped from Germany, then the
>Linksys WRT54G series works with DD-WRT (it's namesake). Be sure and
>check the version you are buying against their support list. The
>WRT54GL (note the "L") is a safe bet for either firmware.

I've been getting various Buffalo products from Hong Kong via eBay.
Prices vary from cheap to outrageous. I've been tempted to boycott
anything from Australia since CSIRO, the plaintiff in the Buffalo
case, is essentially a government agency in Australia.
<http://www.buffalotech.com/press/releases/buffalo-issues-a-statement-about-the-csiro-appeal/>
<http://www.csiro.au>
The problem is that I don't buy anything from Australia. Sigh.



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Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> seaweedsteve <seaweedsteve@gmail.com> hath wroth:
>
>> Also, many are very pleased with "Tomato a" simpler firmware
>> replacement that concentrates on BW monitoring. http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato
>
> Yeah, it's pretty:
> <http://www.polarcloud.com/img/ssbwm100.png>
>
> DD-WRT v24 RC 6.2 (current version) had a rather crude bandwidth
> monitor page. I can't find a photo, but it's just 3 graphs of in/out
> bandwidth on the LAN, WAN, and wireless ports.
>
> Supported hardware list of DD-WRT:
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices>
> Devices that should work with DD-WRT, but don't:
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Known_incompatible_devices>
>
> You can also monitor bandwidth externally using SNMP and MRTG, PRTG,
> RRDTOOL, and others.
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/SNMP#Bandwidth_Monitoring_via_SNMP>
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Multi_Router_Traffic_Grapher>
> The available OID's limit you to monitoring:
> (eth0) all routed wired traffic, WAN + LAN
> (eth1) all routed wireless traffic
> (vlan0) all routed LAN traffic
> (vlan1) WAN traffic
> (br0) vlan0-eth1 bridge traffic
>
> You can also do some scripting. Some examples:
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Script_Examples>
> There's a crude graph of signal strength per connection in there.
>
> You can get a clue as to the available features and goodies in the
> various tutorials at:
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Tutorials>
>
>> If you don't want to have a buffalo shipped from Germany, then the
>> Linksys WRT54G series works with DD-WRT (it's namesake). Be sure and
>> check the version you are buying against their support list. The
>> WRT54GL (note the "L") is a safe bet for either firmware.
>
> I've been getting various Buffalo products from Hong Kong via eBay.
> Prices vary from cheap to outrageous. I've been tempted to boycott
> anything from Australia since CSIRO, the plaintiff in the Buffalo
> case, is essentially a government agency in Australia.
> <http://www.buffalotech.com/press/releases/buffalo-issues-a-statement-about-the-csiro-appeal/>
> <http://www.csiro.au>
> The problem is that I don't buy anything from Australia. Sigh.
>
>
>
The way the judge handled that action is just plain wrong especially
considering prior case law. He has essentially decided that the company
is guilty and must accept his punishment of not being able to sell the
particular products until the actual trial or other action that really
decides guilt.

I guess you could place an order for a case of kangaroo tail soup and
cancel it...

Could you please trim your posts? Thanks!

On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:51:54 -0500, George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote
in <EcadnRRRzPbjmTPanZ2dnUVZ_gKdnZ2d@comcast.com>:

>Jeff Liebermann wrote:

>> I've been getting various Buffalo products from Hong Kong via eBay.
>> Prices vary from cheap to outrageous. I've been tempted to boycott
>> anything from Australia since CSIRO, the plaintiff in the Buffalo
>> case, is essentially a government agency in Australia.
>> <http://www.buffalotech.com/press/releases/buffalo-issues-a-statement-about-the-csiro-appeal/>
>> <http://www.csiro.au>
>> The problem is that I don't buy anything from Australia. Sigh.
>>
>The way the judge handled that action is just plain wrong especially
>considering prior case law. He has essentially decided that the company
>is guilty and must accept his punishment of not being able to sell the
>particular products until the actual trial or other action that really
>decides guilt.

My own take is that the judge applied the law correctly.

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