In article <37dba43e-ee76-4323-962c-30bb988d0...@hathcock.org> you write: >Greetings, NANOG. Happy Saturday to all. > >I am running a DOCSIS network that has a noisy cable plant. I want to be able >to substantiate and quantify users' bandwidth issues. I would >like a set of inexpensive probes that I could place at selected customer's >homes/businesses that would on a scheduled basis perform bandwidth >tests.
The RIPE Atlas project uses TP-Link TL-MR3020 minirouters reprogramed to be network probes collecting data not unlike what you're interested in. They are $28 apiece at Amazon so I'd expect them to be under $20 in any quantity. RIPE gives away the source code here: https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/source-code/ R's, John
