Routers with decent parental monitoring / traffic logging?

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Published on 2010-05-11T20:16:43Z Indexed on 2010/05/11 20:26 UTC
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I'm looking for consumer router / firmware recommendations with reasonably robust remote URL / hostname logging & reporting functionality.

Most logging functionality I've seen is terrible - reporting only IP addresses, not rolling up reports or reporting any useful statistics. The logs are also often limited to merely the last few minutes/hours when handling high-traffic loads.

Bonus points for providing a screenshot of the log reporting interface!

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