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svboy
Aspirant
Nov 13, 2019

monitoring internet bandwidth usage

I am having some issues with monitoring which device is using how much bandidth. It seems that D-Link and Asus routers can have dd-wrt installed and this OS gives a great breakdown of what is happening. Is there anything I can do with Netgear OR do we need to get a new router?. I have glasswire installed on the windows machines but I also have macs and iphones and ipads and putting it all together is a hassle. I cant beleive that Netgear does not have this basic mechanisn. Their genie app just gives one number and no device OR no app thats driving usage and makes it almost useless..

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 13, 2019

    dd-wrt is a third party firmware. 

    Some netgear routers do have the capability of running it but you didn't put what you have for a router.

    Also, if you look, not all asus or d-link routers support dd-wrt. Kind of like Netgear. 

     

    • svboy's avatar
      svboy
      Aspirant
      Nov 13, 2019

      Thanks much for the reply. I had entered the model number in the "model" field that the netgear message submission recommended :-(. It is doing something non obvious with that info and I have not appended the mode # c7000v2 to the subject to help. Appreciate any pointers

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        Nov 13, 2019

        the C7000v2 is a modem/router combo device.

        D-link, Asus, Netgear, etc all aren't able to have user directed firmware with their devices that have an integrated modem. its controlled by the ISP. so you can't install 3rd party firmware to them. 

        To do something like that  you need a modem and router seperate. 

        sorry.