Restricting Daily usage

[Planet]

Hi there ... new to this forum ...
Looking for software/ hardware solution to restrict network users from using more than say 100 MB per day ... have 7 users. Can this be done [?]

 

[James]

It can be done, you are gonna have to find software thought but i would think you are gonna have to run a gateway that all pc's link though. U will be able to monitor it that way. will have a look for the software and will get back on that.

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[Planet]

still have not found anything that will do this ... can anyone help ... thanx ...

Looking for software/ hardware solution to restrict network users from using more than say 100 MB per day ... have 7 users. Can this be done

 

[kaspaas]

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<br />still have not found anything that will do this ... can anyone help ... thanx ...

Looking for software/ hardware solution to restrict network users from using more than say 100 MB per day ... have 7 users. Can this be done
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Check IPCop and Smoothwall.

Most probably cheaper to buy another login to download the bandwidth you require without management.



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[loosecannon]

yes it can be done the approach i used was to traffic shape ADSL on a kinux box to 64kbs this is equivelent to a 64kbs diginet and adequate for most ... the other thing is a strict FW with no ability for P2P and implementing a web proxy every 5% helps

if you need more info please email me

 

[regardtv]

If you wish to provide high speed but with a 100MB a day cap look at using traffic accounting.

I'd suggest you use a simple firewall with accounting enabled eg - shorewall.net. Then run a script every couple of minutes to check totals... when the user hits to 100MB total you update the firewall rule blocking access...