Hi Josh, I'm wanting to track how much each individual customers is using so I can bill the ones that go over our bandwidth cap.
Matt Larsen vistabeam.com On 3/30/2010 1:57 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > I think we need to find out if "I am looking for a solution that will > keep track of the monthly bandwidth consumption for all of my > broadband customers..." means how much you're entire upstream is using > or how much each customer is using individually so you can find the > top few heavy users. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to > continue that counts.” > --- Winston Churchill > > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Scott Reed<scottr...@onlyinternet.net> > wrote: > >> 3) Mikrotik core routers at each backbone location >> I took it that all traffic goes through these as well. >> >> Matt, does all your traffic run through an MT somewhere on its way out? >> >> >> >> Josh Luthman wrote: >> >>> Scott, >>> >>> 4) StarOS routers performing NAT at each backbone location >>> >>> It's StarOS NATing the customers off of the backbone. >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to >>> continue that counts.” >>> --- Winston Churchill >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Scott Reed<scottr...@onlyinternet.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> If you can run IPTrack (see some of Marlon's previous posts) you have >>>> have the MTs report by IP address back to the server. >>>> I have done this on my network, though it is not running right now. I >>>> would be glad to help if you opt to go this way. >>>> >>>> Matt Larsen - Lists wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello list, >>>>> >>>>> I am looking for a solution that will keep track of the monthly >>>>> bandwidth consumption for all of my broadband customers and am having a >>>>> hard time coming up with a good solution. >>>>> >>>>> Our goal is to collect the traffic flows every 15 minutes and generate >>>>> three things: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Internal reports showing bandwidth consumption by customers and >>>>> that is in a database form that we can perform queries on >>>>> 2) Data that can be exported to our customer portal page that will >>>>> show customers how much bandwidth they have consumed since the first of >>>>> each month >>>>> 3) A batch file showing customers over their thresholds that we can >>>>> import into our billing system (Freeside) at the end of the month so we >>>>> can bill overages >>>>> >>>>> Our system is setup as follows: >>>>> >>>>> 1) StarOS access points >>>>> 2) OSPF backbone back to two separate 50 meg Internet backbone links >>>>> 3) Mikrotik core routers at each backbone location >>>>> 4) StarOS routers performing NAT at each backbone location >>>>> 5) Mikrotik edge routers connected to the Internet backbone >>>>> >>>>> Radius accounting is not an option, due to inaccurate IP accounting >>>>> information returned by the StarOS APs. PPPoE is also not an option as >>>>> we have 2000+ customers in place and not all of the hardware would >>>>> easily convert to PPPoE. >>>>> >>>>> Ideally, the data should be collectable at the Mikrotik core routers, as >>>>> that is the place where all of the private IP traffic is still in its >>>>> pre-NAT status. We have been trying to keep track of it with Netflow >>>>> data from our Mikrotik core routers, but it does not seem to be accurate >>>>> and there are documented problems with the Mikrotik Netflow exports. We >>>>> have confirmed that the data we have been collecting is not accurate, >>>>> and I have no intention on billing a customer based on inaccurate data. >>>>> >>>>> We have a couple of reporting engines that we have tried, with mixed >>>>> levels of success. I did contact Brandon Checketts about his program, >>>>> which was close to what we wanted, but it is out of date and he was not >>>>> responsive so our efforts are focused on either using something open >>>>> source that we can modify or just buying an appliance that will do what >>>>> we need. My preference is to go open source because we have multiple >>>>> backbone connections and also because I have several consulting >>>>> customers who want to have similar setups put in place on their >>>>> networks. Also, I want to make sure that this is "revenue neutral" and >>>>> can pay for for itself in the overage billing after it is installed. >>>>> >>>>> We can install either a switch or a transparent bandwidth monitoring >>>>> server of some kind between the core and NAT servers to collect the data >>>>> flows. My lead tech and I are both Linux savvy, and would prefer >>>>> something that runs on Linux. >>>>> >>>>> I recall that Travis Johnson posted a description of an open source, >>>>> linux-based system that he uses to track bandwidth, but I cannot find >>>>> the email where he lays all of the elements out. Does anyone have any >>>>> recommendations for this situation? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> Matt Larsen >>>>> vistabeam.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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