Record IPv4 and IPv6 Data Usage per Host per Month
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What is the easiest way to record IPv4 and IPv6 data usage per host per month in pfsense? I am running on a HP 730t with plenty of storage space. If possible, I would prefer to find a way of doing this locally on the pfsense box instead of setting up another server. I only plan on running this for a few months to get a good idea why I'm consistently going over the Xfinity data cap. Thanks in advance.
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Hey everyone. Just thought I would check again to see if anyone had some input or suggestions for my question above. Thanks!
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@sclawrenc said in Record IPv4 and IPv6 Data Usage per Host per Month:
Hey everyone. Just thought I would check again to see if anyone had some input or suggestions for my question above. Thanks!
Try using “System -> Package manager and install BandwidthD or Darkstat. They do summaries like the ones you are looking for.
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@keyser As far as I'm aware, BandwidthD and Darkstat don't listen on multiple interfaces.
ntopng is is not recommended for systems that have low CPU or RAM.
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@keyser thanks. I was thinking bandwidthd couldn’t track ipv6. I’m not sure about darkstat either. I thought I had looked at both of those options but maybe I missed something. Maybe I should just disable ipv6 for a month or two in order to get the per device total monthly data usage by device.
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@mcury thanks. I just have one interface so I’m good as long as they can do ipv6 and ipv4 for total data usage per device per month.
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Thanks again everyone. I ended up going with BandwidthD and disabling IPv6 in pfSense. I think this will work for the next month or so to figure out where the data is going each month. I suspect it's the two Apple TV 4K that we have but time will tell. I don't recalling use this much data when we used the Roku devices.
