what firefall linux distro applicance could track internet usage per device in my home?

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Published on 2010-04-17T03:33:45Z Indexed on 2010/04/17 3:43 UTC
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Hello,

Anyone know of a community edition/open source/free firewall/gateway software product that I could install onto an old PC to act as my firewall/gateway/proxy etc, BUT for which it has the power to track internet usage per device in my home. So:

a) Mandatory - Track internet usage for devices on my home network on a per device basis (e.g. various PCs/Xbox etc)

b) Mandatory - Report/graph would would give a breakdown of internet usage, per device (e.g. IP address), per day.

c) Desirable - as in b) above but per hour

d) Desirable - realtime graph (e.g. 5 minute measurement intervals or something) that shows current internet usage per device

e) Mandatory - Handles all internal<=>internet requests for all protocols (e.g. HTTP, HTTPS, xbox etc)

f) Mandatory - No explicit settings in clients required - i.e. Transparent Monitoring concept (for both HTTP and non-HTTP traffic like xbox, skype etc)

g) Mandatory - easy "appliance" like installation onto a dedicated low spec PC

thanks in advance

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what firefall linux distro applicance could track internet usage per device in my home?

Posted by GregH on Super User See other posts from Super User or by GregH
Published on 2010-04-17T03:33:45Z Indexed on 2010/04/17 15:03 UTC
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Hello,

Anyone know of a community edition/open source/free firewall/gateway software product that I could install onto an old PC to act as my firewall/gateway/proxy etc, BUT for which it has the power to track internet usage per device in my home. So:

a) Mandatory - Track internet usage for devices on my home network on a per device basis (e.g. various PCs/Xbox etc)

b) Mandatory - Report/graph would would give a breakdown of internet usage, per device (e.g. IP address), per day.

c) Desirable - as in b) above but per hour

d) Desirable - realtime graph (e.g. 5 minute measurement intervals or something) that shows current internet usage per device

e) Mandatory - Handles all internal<=>internet requests for all protocols (e.g. HTTP, HTTPS, xbox etc)

f) Mandatory - No explicit settings in clients required - i.e. Transparent Monitoring concept (for both HTTP and non-HTTP traffic like xbox, skype etc)

g) Mandatory - easy "appliance" like installation onto a dedicated low spec PC

thanks in advance

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