IPF count rules recorded by (IPA) http://ipa-system.sourceforge.net/ work =
really well for me.

>>> Carl Brewer <carl@bl.echidna.id.au> 06/02/04 22:26 PM >>>
Amadeus wrote:

> Hello all,
>=20
> I was wondering how any of you do "accounting" on your networks =
connected=20
> to the internet.
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> For example I have one netbsd gateway to the internet, connected to =
some=20
> client machines.
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> I have been asked previously to give a list of bandwidth consumption =
for=20
> each machine (ip address).
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> Can anyone shed any light on this for me?

You can certainly use IP filter's 'count' feature, with a
bit of scripting.  Just be aware that IPF resets its counters
when it restarts or reloads a ruleset, so you'll need to have
scripts that take that into account.  I did this for a
client site and it works a treat.

Carl