How to find the bandwidth my wifi is using?
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How to find the bandwidth my wifi is using?
Hi,
I'm new here and new to linux. I'm running puppy wary 5.3 off a dvd, I don't understand much but I've managed to connect to the internet with a hauwei data stick. My question is, how do I see how much bandwidth I'm using? My provider is Wind Mobile if that makes a difference.
I'm new here and new to linux. I'm running puppy wary 5.3 off a dvd, I don't understand much but I've managed to connect to the internet with a hauwei data stick. My question is, how do I see how much bandwidth I'm using? My provider is Wind Mobile if that makes a difference.
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You can use more than your contract allows within a specified period of time, and have to pay a penalty , e.g. £5 for each 5Gb, (or part thereof), over your agreed limit.Flash wrote:I don't know the answer to your question, but I don't think it matters ...
The magic phrase is "bandwidth monitoring tools for Linux" ...
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=490582#490582
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I want to know how much bandwidth I'm using as I'm connected to the internet so I'll have enough to get me to the next billing cycle.
The data stick has a management utility for checking daily, monthly and yearly usage. Would there be away to get it installed on puppy? The stick only gives windows installation instructions so I'm assuming not, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
The data stick has a management utility for checking daily, monthly and yearly usage. Would there be away to get it installed on puppy? The stick only gives windows installation instructions so I'm assuming not, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
WINE (the Windows Emulator) is available here --> http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=88711
You probably want version 1.6.2...
I know a little of how you feel, though. Mom & I have Verizon. We're lucky to have an old, grandfathered unlimited plan...
You probably want version 1.6.2...
I know a little of how you feel, though. Mom & I have Verizon. We're lucky to have an old, grandfathered unlimited plan...
I don't think a bandwidth-monitor will work properly on WINE.starhawk wrote:WINE (the Windows Emulator) is available here --> http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=88711
You'd have to have WINE running all the time while using Linux, and I'm not sure the data would be survive a reboot, [ i.e. it would "forget" your previous usage and start counting from scratch again after a restart ].
What do you see if you hover the mouse pointer over the network icon in the taskbar?
Mine shows me this, but I am not too sure if you can trust what it says.
Mine shows me this, but I am not too sure if you can trust what it says.
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The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
If memory serves that usage monitor stores the info in /var so if thats preserved then it is...depends on yer puppy setup....don't quote on that one i only looked briefly a while ago and i doubt wine would work for the windows monitor since its a hardware device function.
I have a network monitor in XFCE4 so not much use to you but if I log into my 3g account which I use for mobile broadband then they tell me how much data I have used...is that not available with your provider?
mike
I have a network monitor in XFCE4 so not much use to you but if I log into my 3g account which I use for mobile broadband then they tell me how much data I have used...is that not available with your provider?
mike
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Conky, on it's own, can monitor network data totals transmitted/received per session - but the data gets tossed when rebooting.
For saving that data between sessions/reboots, apparently conky with vnstat can work.
Since Pwidgets config files are really conky configs, a bit of added code to an existing, working Pwidgets config should do the trick. Here's a couple of threads that might get you going...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1682010
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1801366
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=52649
Hmm... this has me thinking - a conky w/vnstat and a simple little script to flush the totals at the end of the month (looks like vnstat --rebuildtotal - either via cron or triggered manually by an associated .desktop file, so available from the menu) - would be pretty slick...
I'm on Precise 5.7.1, and vnstat appears available in the repos (quite small with no dependencies).
Bob
For saving that data between sessions/reboots, apparently conky with vnstat can work.
Since Pwidgets config files are really conky configs, a bit of added code to an existing, working Pwidgets config should do the trick. Here's a couple of threads that might get you going...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1682010
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1801366
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=52649
Hmm... this has me thinking - a conky w/vnstat and a simple little script to flush the totals at the end of the month (looks like vnstat --rebuildtotal - either via cron or triggered manually by an associated .desktop file, so available from the menu) - would be pretty slick...
I'm on Precise 5.7.1, and vnstat appears available in the repos (quite small with no dependencies).
Bob
RX - Received data
TX - Transmitted data
He may not be dealing with really big amounts.
TX - Transmitted data
Remember how big before they start reading wrong?rcrsn51 wrote:If you are using Wary 5.3, those RX/TX numbers are not going to be reliable. There was a long-standing bug in the usage monitor once the values got large. It was only fixed in very recent Puppies.
He may not be dealing with really big amounts.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
So, do you think this pet would fix his version?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 923#807923
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 923#807923
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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Just make sure it starts the count over (resets to 0) at the beginning of the new month.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)