Monitoring Bandwidth

[Gazanimal]

I'm asking this on behalf of a friend...


Is there any way to monitor in real-time who his using lots of bandwidth within an office?

There seems to be someone within the Office who is hogging a lot of bandwidth & causing a slow down in net access & wondered if there was any way of monitoring who it is? I don't want to accuse anyone without proof.

There are 7 machines on the network, but the modem is plugged into a 24 port cabinet switch?Any help appreciated.

[DoubleTop]

what's the modem/router modem - if it's an office there's a chance there is a QoS setting to spread the bandwidth.

Personally, I'd simply watch over the shoulder :lol: look for LimeWire or the employee with headphones on listening to a streaming radio station

DT.

[Gazanimal]

what's the modem/router modem - if it's an office there's a chance there is a QoS setting to spread the bandwidth.
DT.


It's a BT Business Hub modem apparently if that makes any difference


Like this one :D
http://www.bt-business.com/ppc_assets/images/products/laptop.png

[JoeJones]

Tough one this...I guess one can rule out customising the firmware of the router...and the switch isn't going to tell us anything so the only option is to put something between the router and switch monitoring the bandwidth.


As DT mentioned QoS is a good start, prioritise everything on port 80,443 and 53 for optimal HTTP/S and DNS and leave everything else that you don't need as junk/bulk traffic

[Aaron]

I used to use one of those in an office I worked in - Its an HGV2700 I think, isnt it?

If it is, there is a way to get into settings which give you MUCH more control over it than the basic dumbed down version you get if you just use it as standard. I'll try and have a dig for you.

[Aaron]

Hmm - I can't find it at the moment. But basically, to get to the router settings, instead of typing in just the ip address, you need to type in the IP address with /something/something after it. I just can't remember what the somethings are. It gives you a lot more settings to play with, including the QoS which might help :)

[Gazanimal]

Thanks for looking.

I'll pass on what you've said & see if he can do anything with it. :D

[Hax]

Use a transparent web proxy? (or a normal one?)