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Broadband device usage monitor

  • 05-07-2020 11:59am
    #1
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I have broadband with imagine. I want to monitor my usage and see what each device connected to the routher is using each day. Anyone know if it's possible with out individual apps on each device.

    According to imagine if we hit 20G in a day, the system downgrades our speeds for the rest of the evening. 20G is enough but something seems to be eating into our 20G and I cant figure out which device is the culprit.


Comments

  • #2
    limnam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,294 ✭✭✭limnam


    What router do they provide you with?


    a lot of them have this built in


  • #3
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    The routher is a Gemtec WVRTM-130ACN. They gave me a password to get in to it but its not working at the moment. think they reset it.


  • #4
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    Talking to Imagine today. Router only identifies the devices being used, not how much data they use. Anyone know an app that can monitor usage?


  • #5
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    You pretty-much have to monitor it at the router.
    Either install another router in that ones place, or go back-to-back with another router which can perform device monitoring. But you will be double-NATing in the last scenario, which may cause a problem with some devices.
    If you're feeling brave, install pfsense (router) on an old laptop/desktop with two network ports and use the monitoring graphs to work it out.
    https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/monitoring/monitoring-graphs.html

    Any device which is displaying videos (Youtube/Netflix) would be the obvious target.


  • #6
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    10-10-20 wrote: »
    You pretty-much have to monitor it at the router.
    Either install another router in that ones place, or go back-to-back with another router which can perform device monitoring. But you will be double-NATing in the last scenario, which may cause a problem with some devices.
    If you're feeling brave, install pfsense (router) on an old laptop/desktop with two network ports and use the monitoring graphs to work it out.
    https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/monitoring/monitoring-graphs.html

    Any device which is displaying videos (Youtube/Netflix) would be the obvious target.

    Do i need to involve imagine if i replace there router.


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