From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 27 01:10:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6074A16A4CC for ; Sat, 27 May 2006 01:10:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jon@seaholm.caamora.com.au) Received: from seaholm.caamora.com.au (seaholm.caamora.com.au [203.7.226.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDA0843D46 for ; Sat, 27 May 2006 01:10:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jon@seaholm.caamora.com.au) Received: (from jon@localhost) by seaholm.caamora.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) id k4R1Adq07780; Sat, 27 May 2006 11:10:39 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <20060527111039.48930@caamora.com.au> Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 11:10:39 +1000 From: jonathan michaels To: Jim Pazarena References: <4477250F.2@ccstores.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <4477250F.2@ccstores.com>; from Jim Pazarena on Fri, May 26, 2006 at 08:55:59AM -0700 Organisation: Caamora, PO Box 144, Rosebery NSW 1445 Australia Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bandwidth monitoring X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 01:10:57 -0000 On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 08:55:59AM -0700, Jim Pazarena wrote: > Is there the ability to have a server which is in the common hub > monitor bandwidth usage of clients going out the gateway? > > My telco will shortly be changing billing practices and bandwidth > usage per client will be extremely important per customer. > > Is there a FreeBSD port available to do this, or must I have an appliance > in-line that all traffic passes thru? name of package is NetraMet NeTraMet-4.3 /usr/ports/net/NeTraMet it is basically self contained excpet for "nifty" which is a x11 based flow analyser .. all in all it is a goodly package, i used it for a freebsd v4.6-release project. this is an tcp/ip network accounting package, it reports on teh trafic flow through you network and to each node, gives quite detaild reports. also it can provide lots of stuff teh other "simple" packet counters are not able to do as they just don't have the tools to be able to do so. netramet is an implementation of the "internet accounting architecture" rfc-2063 and rfc 2064 for further details and documentation see ... WWW: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/net/Accounting/ a basic do teh job toolkit is available from freebsd ports well hope that this helps, its an oldie but a goodie as tehy used ti say in teh old days .. regards and best wishes jonathan -- ================================================================ powered by .. QNX, OS9 and freeBSD -- http://caamora com au/operating system ==== === appropriate solution in an inappropriate world === ====