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Ignatius · 11-05-2007, 11:55

Query on DUMeter

I currently use another program to monitor my usage - problem is, it's a fat lot of good for the following reasons:

1) I use several PCs in the house. We have a "family" computer in the hall, and both kids have a computer in their bedroom (limited to specific web sites). There's my work PC in the study, and both the wife and I have a laptop. This would lead to me having to install DUMeter on 6 machines and manually aggregate the data - not pretty.

2) I stream data from the main house PC over my internal network to the TV to allow me to watch programs on the TV (using Hauppauge's media MVP) I can't speak for DU, but my current monitor provides no way to exclude from it's statistics traffic destined for the internal network. Files copied between PCs also add to this issue.

3) My current monitoring solution can't be set to keep a separate total of traffic during a specific time-frame (ie 4pm to midnight) making it impossible for me to measure bandwidth used during the peak period (I can't reset it at 4pm as I don't get home until 6)

The combination of the above 3 factors makes it pretty much impossible at the moment to monitor my internet bandwidth usage.

Will DUMeter help with any of the above? or am I doomed to be unable to challenge NTL on whether my bandwidth usage breaches their AUP?

11-05-2007, 11:55	#177
Ignatius Inactive Join Date: Dec 2005 Services: 10:45 and 18:30 most sundays. All Welcome! :) Posts: 133	Re: how about we start a campaign to let VM know that we DONT LIKE SHAPING Query on DUMeter I currently use another program to monitor my usage - problem is, it's a fat lot of good for the following reasons: 1) I use several PCs in the house. We have a "family" computer in the hall, and both kids have a computer in their bedroom (limited to specific web sites). There's my work PC in the study, and both the wife and I have a laptop. This would lead to me having to install DUMeter on 6 machines and manually aggregate the data - not pretty. 2) I stream data from the main house PC over my internal network to the TV to allow me to watch programs on the TV (using Hauppauge's media MVP) I can't speak for DU, but my current monitor provides no way to exclude from it's statistics traffic destined for the internal network. Files copied between PCs also add to this issue. 3) My current monitoring solution can't be set to keep a separate total of traffic during a specific time-frame (ie 4pm to midnight) making it impossible for me to measure bandwidth used during the peak period (I can't reset it at 4pm as I don't get home until 6) The combination of the above 3 factors makes it pretty much impossible at the moment to monitor my internet bandwidth usage. Will DUMeter help with any of the above? or am I doomed to be unable to challenge NTL on whether my bandwidth usage breaches their AUP?