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Originally Posted by SteevieNiteHeat

IF every router could do it (and I know mine cannot) and people transfer files between PC's by network, how do you think them files are transfered??? yep you got it, it goes through the router, so your point STILL is not valid, as say I transfer a 3GB file from one PC to another, that 3GB WILL show up as data, one computer will be uploading the data, while the target computer will be downloading it from the uploading computer, you think that internal network bandwidth (pc-to-pc) is not counted??

This is why my DU Meter shows my monthly usage around 300GB just on 1 computer alone, without the others around the house!!!

You need to monitor the WAN port on the router, not the LAN port. That way only traffic that goes onto your internet link will be counted.