how2 monitor multiple laptops on1 internet connection

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liquidmonkey

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hi,
i'm living in a house with 5 people who all have a laptop. we share ONE wireless internet connection which works out pretty good all things considered.

as the owner i'd like to be able to monitor how bandwidth much each person is using, is that possible?
i can see everyone's IP and MAC address in the modem settings but am unsure how to monitor each one.

at the moment i use NETMETER and BWMeter to monitor my own connection. am i able to use any of those programs for my purpose?

i'm in australia and use iPrimus as an ISP and they supplied a iConnect Access modem.
all help is appreciated and thanks in advance :)
 
Do not know the features of your router so this is not a solution but may give you some pointers.

1. Use Static DHCP to map MAC addresses to IP address
2. Use QOS settings in your router to classify traffic from different IPs to different classes
3. Get a report of traffic across different classes

You should be able to do this in tomato (custom FW). Maybe something similar may be available in your router.

Hope this helps.
 
generally all routers have limiting options in them based on ip/mac address.

If not then use commercial bandwith limiting software.
 
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