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Subject: Re: how to keep track of data usage (mobile broadband)
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On 05/03/2011 18:17, Eitan Adler wrote:
>> How can I keep track of data usage? It's a laptop so these counters needs to
>> be reboot persistent. I'm running 8.1-R with ue0 interface.
>
> Check out http://humdi.net/vnstat/  and
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-install-vnstat-network-traffic-monitor-software/
>

Looks like it's exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
Do you have the rc.d script maybe?

Michael