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On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Dan Cowsill <danthehat@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> Not too long ago, I set up a router powered by Gentoo Linux and old |
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> computer hardware. So far, it has worked like a charm and I am quite |
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> pleased with my accomplishment. |
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> I am quite active in various BitTorrent communities, however my ISP |
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> doesn't take kindly to me eating all their precious bandwidth. Up |
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> until now, I have been using a cheap little windows utility to monitor |
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> monthly bandwidth and warn me if I go above my ISP's maximum. |
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> However, this has become inaccurate due to my use of Windows network |
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> shares. This machine now routinely records upload bandwidth in excess |
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> of 300 gigabytes per month, however I do not know which part of that |
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> is actually going to the interwebs. |
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> My question is this: is there a utility in Portage that you could |
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> recommend that would monitor bandwidth on a specific network |
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> interface, send me monthly reports via email and warn me if I am using |
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> too much bandwidth? |
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I don't know about email reports, but have you check out this week's GMN? : |
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http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gmn/20080526-newsletter.xml |
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> Thanks a bunch |
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> Dan Cowsill |
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