monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to a wireless network

tonydoss · 05-21-2009, 05:50 AM

Hi,

I have a wireless network at home (Belkin router, WAP2 encryption) which I share with my flatmate. I would like to monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to the wireless network, so I know how much he and I use.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

**lorjack** · 05-21-2009, 09:51 AM

I use netmeter
http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/index.php?page=10

tonydoss · 05-21-2009, 11:01 PM

This software seems to only monitor what I download, I'm looking for something that tells me what the different laptops connected to my wireless network download

**johnwill** · 05-22-2009, 07:12 AM

That's going to be a lot more complicated. The only place to monitor that is at the router. You'll have to spend a lot more money on the router to get that capability.

If you consider a router that's compatible with DD-WRT 3rd party firmware, it offers pretty decent monitoring capability, perhaps that would do the trick for you.

**lorjack** · 05-22-2009, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonydoss

Hi,
I would like to monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to the wireless network, so I know how much he and I use.

I thought you wanted to monitor them individually. If you want to do it as a whole then yes you'll have to get a router that will support that.

**johnwill** · 05-22-2009, 09:17 AM

Yes, he wants to monitor the individual connections, but I made the assumption that he didn't want to try to install monitoring software on everything.

I may be wrong, but that's the way I'd attack this issue.

**lorjack** · 05-22-2009, 09:22 AM

Well he only has two computers that he wants to monitor so it won't effect the performance of the network or the computers. Netmeter doesn't use much system resources. I have four computers that i use it on to monitor how much bandwidth i use in a month, just in case my ISP decides to slap on a bandwidth cap.

05-21-2009, 05:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
tonydoss Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 60 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2, Windows Vista Home Premium	monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to a wireless network Hi, I have a wireless network at home (Belkin router, WAP2 encryption) which I share with my flatmate. I would like to monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to the wireless network, so I know how much he and I use. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

05-21-2009, 09:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to a wireless network I use netmeter http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/index.php?page=10 __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...

05-21-2009, 11:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
tonydoss Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 60 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2, Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to a wireless network This software seems to only monitor what I download, I'm looking for something that tells me what the different laptops connected to my wireless network download

05-22-2009, 07:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,685 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to a wireless network That's going to be a lot more complicated. The only place to monitor that is at the router. You'll have to spend a lot more money on the router to get that capability. If you consider a router that's compatible with DD-WRT 3rd party firmware, it offers pretty decent monitoring capability, perhaps that would do the trick for you. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-22-2009, 09:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,685 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to a wireless network Yes, he wants to monitor the individual connections, but I made the assumption that he didn't want to try to install monitoring software on everything. I may be wrong, but that's the way I'd attack this issue. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-22-2009, 09:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: monitor how much is downloaded by each laptop connected to a wireless network Well he only has two computers that he wants to monitor so it won't effect the performance of the network or the computers. Netmeter doesn't use much system resources. I have four computers that i use it on to monitor how much bandwidth i use in a month, just in case my ISP decides to slap on a bandwidth cap. __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...