Router with nice pretty usage graphs?

[bitchstewie]

I have a wifi router that connects to an Openreach G.fast modem over PPPoE.

I'm interested in knowing my bandwidth usage on the connection as a whole and by device.

The router is nothing special it's just a TP-Link so performance is more than adequate it just doesn't do that.

Any recommendations on something that would that doesn't cost an arm and a leg please?

[jeremyc]

Check out the R2 from Netduma (or indeed any of their customers that provide routers with their DumaOS software).

[Richyvrlimited]

spin up librenms as a VM on a rasberryPi or something similar and enable snmp on your TPlink

[devnull]

I use a UDM Pro. All the graphs you could eat, which basically tell you you have downloaded a lot.

[bobthemonkey]

devnull said:

I use a UDM Pro. All the graphs you could eat, which basically tell you you have downloaded a lot.

This =- high cost of entry, but should last forever, ask you can just add/upgrade the APs as needed.

Only thing is learning to stop the temptation to endlessly tweak things!

[onlynik]

devnull said:

I use a UDM Pro. All the graphs you could eat, which basically tell you you have downloaded a lot.

Me too.

It’ll give you stuff like this, you can drill down to get more info if required.

[Jakg]

Depending on the chipset of the modem, there may be software you can run on your PC that collects that information.

E.G. https://kitz.co.uk/routers/dslstats.htm

[donkmeister]

Mikrotik router board stuff is worth a look too.

[Griffith4ever]

Asus RT-AX86S

Real time and histopric analysis by app, mac, machine etc.

Very purdy.

[xeny]

Griffith4ever said:

Asus RT-AX86S

Real time and histopric analysis by app, mac, machine etc.

Is that the "traffic analyzer" they describe here https://www.asus.com/content/asuswrt/ ? If so it seems to be available on models as low in the range as the RT-AX53U which is rather less wince inducingly expensive.

[Griffith4ever]

That's it, traffic analyer and traffic monitor

[troc]

Yeah the unifi console is geeky nerd heaven

[Baldchap]

The Unifi kit is (IMO) brill. As a former sysadmin it gives me all the control I want, routing, VLANs and traffic inspection and rules with the required details out of the other side.

It's prosumer rather than professional, but it is very good.

I've implemented Network, Access and Protect in my home now. I don't regret it.

ETA: Our ping is 9ms as well now. Modem in bridge mode, UDMP handling routing. The boy is often the lowest ping in his games despite us being copper to the property. Got an RPi handling DNS and blocking 25% of requests that are ads and trackers too...

Edited by Baldchap on Sunday 13th August 10:23

[Baldchap]

Also (I feel this will be the clincher for OP), the oft flawed Topology diagram is actually amazing, even if it isn't 100% accurate.

[bitchstewie]

Thanks all, there really isn't much of a topology here I just wanted some nice pretty graphs

The router I have is fine performance wise so I'll do a little digging as the Ubiquiti stuff always looks tempting but it's been an expensive month for gadgets so I need to stop looking.

[Gary C]

donkmeister said:

Mikrotik router board stuff is worth a look too.

Agreed.

The software has every option ever !

but is very intimidating unless you know what it all means.