On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:17:15AM -0400, Martin Hicks wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 09:42:39AM -0400, rgb wrote: > > Interesting numbers. How are you collecting this data? I've never tried or > > even known that I could collect information from my DSL modem. I don't know > > if it makes any difference, but I've got ethernet over ATM rather than PPPoE. > > It is the same modem, but configured slightly differently. I've never seen a > > configuration or statistics interface for any of my DSL modems. > > > > I'm currently on Taksavvy, but have previously been on CIA, IGS, iStop, > > BellNexxia, all on the same type of service. The Teksavvy line is on a dry > > loop. > > Search around on the internet for your modem model. It probably has an > IP address configured that you don't know about. Ok, I'll have to wait until I get home to check... The only IP addresses I've seen are ones that are used by endpoints on either side of it, so I had no idea where to start looking... A Quick search shows there's lots of info out there... thanks. It hadn't occurred to me that it would be doing proxy arping... > You could collect the stats with a cron job running on a linux box, mrtg > and a few scripts to parse the data. Once I know the IP address and what protocols it uses it all makes sense... Thanks. > Martin Hicks || mort [ at ] bork [ dot ] org || PGP/GnuPG: 0x4C7F2BEE slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________