Traffic Control and Reports

We used IPCOP with TCAR in our internet cafe for years to monitor wireless clients (most of whom were not heavy download / uploaders) and was so sure (at the time) it was counting both ways.

I've set it up and am using it to monitor neighbours I'm providing a small amount of wireless internet access to for the time being.

I've come across a few people mentioning using a RADIUS server in conjunction with a NAS (Network Authentication Server.) The NAS (as I understand it) would be a Mikrotik Board (or equivilent) attached to a RADIUS server running Radius Software. I.E http://www.dmasoftlab.com/cont/home

Illustration: http://www.dmasoftlab.com/cont/topologies

At about R2000 for the (full version) software alone this is, well, an expensive option for people like myself who like to tinker with and make good use of otherwise old and redundant pc’s. But if I had the money this setup seems like it would work well esp. for our internet café.

If anyone has any experience of the above I’d be grateful to hear it as well as if anyone knows of good / affordable alternatives i.e. an upload counter for IPCOP’s TCAR.

Thanks.
 
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