Monitoring / Tracking Network Usage - windows server 2003
I have a windows server 2003 machine acting as my router/nat/dns/wins/dhcp server. It has two interface cards in it, one for LAN, one for internet.
How can I keep track of how much data usage I have used on the internet side? E.g. how much sent, how much received, and keep running monthly totals / reports I can view?
Does windows server 2003 come with anything built in for that? Or what is the industry standard for this?
I'm trying to compile tangible evidence of my bandwidth usage, so that when Rogers dings me with overage charges I have something to fight with.
How can I keep track of how much data usage I have used on the internet side? E.g. how much sent, how much received, and keep running monthly totals / reports I can view?
Does windows server 2003 come with anything built in for that? Or what is the industry standard for this?
I'm trying to compile tangible evidence of my bandwidth usage, so that when Rogers dings me with overage charges I have something to fight with.
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PRTG did the trick well enough
Please check out the below applications;
Propriety-NMS
Adventnet OP Manager www.adventnet.com Propriety
WhatsupGold www.whatsupgold.com Propriety
SNMPc www.castlerock.com Propriety
CommView www.tamos.com Propriety
Observer www.netinst.com Propriety
Microsoft Operation Manager www.microsoft.com Propriety
Service Monitors
BigBrother www.bb4.com For *NIX based machines
BigSister www.bigsister.ch For *NIX based machines
Hobbit hobbitmon.sourceforge.net For *NIX based machines
Hound-Dog www.hounddogiseasy.com Propriety
Level Platform www.levelplatforms.com Propriety
Kaseya www.kaseya.com Propriety
N-Able www.n-able.com Propriety
Open-Source NMS
Ntop www.ntop.org LAMP based NMS
Bandwidthd bandwidthd.sourceforge.net
Hyperic HQ www.hyperic.com LAMP based NMS
Etherape etherape.sourceforge.net LAMP based NMS
GroundWork www.groundworkopensource.com LAMP based NMS
MRTG oss.oetiker.ch/mrtg RRDTool
Cacti www.cacti.net RRDTool
Personal recommendations are NTOP, WhatsupGold, OP Manager, MS Operation Manager, and Cacti.