Most people don’t think about monitoring their home network traffic. But if you have a home network, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on the traffic that’s passing through it. There are a few different ways to do this, and we’ll go over some of the most popular methods.
One way to monitor your home network traffic is to use a network monitoring tool. There are a few different ones available, but we recommend using Wireshark. It’s a free and open source tool that’s very popular among network administrators. Once you download and install Wireshark, you can launch it and start capturing traffic. By default, it will capture all traffic on your network. If you want to narrow down the traffic that it captures, you can use a filter. For example, you can filter by IP address, port, or protocol.
Another way to monitor your home network traffic is to use a router that has a built-in traffic monitor. Many routers these days come with this feature. If yours doesn’t, you can usually upgrade the firmware to add this feature. Once you have a router with a traffic monitor, you can login to the router’s web interface and view the traffic that’s passing through it. Most routers will show you a summary of the traffic, but some will also let you view detailed information about each connection.
If you want to get really detailed information about your home network traffic, you can install a network monitoring tool on your computer. This will give you a more complete picture of the traffic that’s passing through your network. But it will also require more work to setup and maintain. If you’re not sure if you want to go this route, we recommend starting with one of the other methods first.
No matter which method you choose, monitoring your home network traffic can be a valuable way to troubleshoot problems and keep an eye on what’s going on in your network. So take some time to choose the right method for you and start monitoring your traffic today!