Well if that's the question being asked, it's probably people making fun of how stupid the question is.On a side note. The question and answer section of Amazon is infuriating.
Q: Is this router a good modem for netflix?
A: I dont' know
A: No idea I don't use netflix
A: Couldn't tell you sorry
A: What is Netflix?
WHY WOULD YOU POST ON AMAZON TO SAY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO A QUESTION?
A bit beyond what you're looking to do but wireshark could tell you what IP is sending/receiving what.I have read this thread and I have a basic question.
As I have mentioned before, I have a very low data cap and every once in a while I get spikes in downloads that I can't explain and it fucks up my life royally. I have been told that some routers have firmware that can monitor your bandwidth usage. Will any of them break it down to the point that you can tell which device or better yet which app is using how much data? Would something like aASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Routerbe capable of that sort of thing? Is there another one that would be better? Right now I'm using a basic netgear router (WNR1000) that my satellite installer was kind enough to sell me because my old D-link DIR-655 was not compatible with my new satellite modem.
Please keep in mind that I don't speak networking so if you come at me with a bunch of jargon and acronyms I am going to have no idea what you are talking about.
As could Mikrotik's Torch toolA bit beyond what you're looking to do but wireshark could tell you what IP is sending/receiving what.
I made up that question because a lot of them are stupid, but every third question on there has someone answering "I don't know" on it.Well if that's the question being asked, it's probably people making fun of how stupid the question is.
Is provolone a good meat for sandwiches?
DD-WRT is open source firmware right? The Asus I linked above runs AsusWRT, which I assumed was a proprietary fork of DD-WRT but maybe I'm wrong about that.You are probably going to want to run something with DD-WRT. Mikrotik is probably beyond what you want to learn, but you definitely need something that is not an OEM firmware. Then you can set daily limits, speeds per time slots, etc
I believe so, probably with a nicer interface. No personal experience with it though:DD-WRT is open source firmware right? The Asus I linked above runs AsusWRT, which I assumed was a proprietary fork of DD-WRT but maybe I'm wrong about that.
Did you though? This was straight off the router you linked.I made up that question because a lot of them are stupid, but every third question on there has someone answering "I don't know" on it.
Cool. Thanks. This might work for what I'm looking to do. What is so cool about the Microtik ones?I believe so, probably with a nicer interface. No personal experience with it though:
ASUS router quick how-to: optimize network traffic with QoS - YouTube
Looks like you can configure limits per client IP and have real time and historical graphing. Probably enough for what you want to do with it
It was based on a true story.Did you though? This was straight off the router you linked.
I forgot to reply earlier, but below is about all you're going to get from the N66U with standard firmware. These shots are from the management screen. You may be able to configure a few more options, but out of the box these are the accessible screens. Note that most of the fields are very low to non existent because I just opened the window and not everything was active. I'm actually kind of surprised after looking at it. Probably been a year at least since setting it up and would have sworn there were more options, but after poking around couldn't find anything super useful.I have read this thread and I have a basic question.
As I have mentioned before, I have a very low data cap and every once in a while I get spikes in downloads that I can't explain and it fucks up my life royally. I have been told that some routers have firmware that can monitor your bandwidth usage. Will any of them break it down to the point that you can tell which device or better yet which app is using how much data? Would something like aASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Routerbe capable of that sort of thing? Is there another one that would be better? Right now I'm using a basic netgear router (WNR1000) that my satellite installer was kind enough to sell me because my old D-link DIR-655 was not compatible with my new satellite modem.
Please keep in mind that I don't speak networking so if you come at me with a bunch of jargon and acronyms I am going to have no idea what you are talking about.
Thanks, I hoped some of the people with Asus routers that posted earlier in the thread would weigh in. It looks like you can just look at wired vs. wireless and not individual IPs? What happens when you click the "real time" drop down at the top? I'm assuming it will give you some amount of historical data as well?I forgot to reply earlier, but below is about all you're going to get from the N66U with standard firmware.