URL Tracking Across My Network.

[Candice]

I'm running a WRT54G v2.0 with DD-WRT v24-SP1. I'd like to know if there's a way I can monitor what URLs (websites) people visit when they're at my house. I'm the system admin here at home, and I regulate what the kids can and can't view online. Are their any apps or anything that I can run on a PC that tracks all website URLs that pass through 192.168.1.1? Windows or Linux apps are fine.

Thanks.

[Decaf Cobra]

I own the router in my apartment. I'd love to see what my room mate and girlfriend look at.

[Candice]

[QUOTE=Dr McNinja;28656677]I own the router in my apartment. I'd love to see what my room mate and girlfriend look at.[/QUOTE]

Same on my end, but I can't figure out how to set up the router's log file, so I was looking for an alternative.

[JohnEdwards]

Wireshark, I use it at work, you can even listen to VoIP traffice live

[Dotmister]

[QUOTE=Candice;28656620]I'm running a WRT54G v2.0 with DD-WRT v24-SP1. I'd like to know if there's a way I can monitor what URLs (websites) people visit when they're at my house. I'm the system admin here at home, and I regulate what the kids can and can't view online. Are their any apps or anything that I can run on a PC that tracks all website URLs that pass through 192.168.1.1? Windows or Linux apps are fine.

Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Thinking off the top of my head, I'm not sure how well it'd work.

But you could set up a DNS server on your computer, then set up your router to tell new clients that the DNS server is your IP address (internal). That way all DNS lookups would get sent to your computer. From that point you could probably set up some sort of logging or monitor it would a packet inspector.

Obviously this won't catch connecting directly to IP addresses, or hostnames already cached, but I'm not sure of the details of how long windows cache's DNS results etc.

Wireshark alone won't work unless computers connect through your computer to the internet.

[Kiwi Bird]

[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;28657436]Wireshark, I use it at work, you can even listen to VoIP traffice live[/QUOTE]

I think you need the Linux version though, since windows doesn't have a driver for collecting packets over a network (or at least, that's what I've heard)

[JohnEdwards]

[QUOTE=Kiwi Bird;28658855]I think you need the Linux version though, since windows doesn't have a driver for collecting packets over a network (or at least, that's what I've heard)[/QUOTE]
You trolling me? I am on windows 7 x64 works fine for me, that is just windows hate bandwagon

[Dotmister]

[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;28659082]You trolling me? I am on windows 7 x64 works fine for me, that is just windows hate bandwagon[/QUOTE]

I haven't used the Linux version, but my wireshark on windows doesn't collect packets sent by other devices on my network to the router / internet. This could be what they are referring to. (Eg your friend's computer going to a website).

[Candice]

All I need to know is a list of the sites visited... can Wireshark do that for me?

[ineedateam1]

I need this too

[JohnEdwards]

[QUOTE=Dotmister;28660264]I haven't used the Linux version, but my wireshark on windows doesn't collect packets sent by other devices on my network to the router / internet. This could be what they are referring to. (Eg your friend's computer going to a website).[/QUOTE]
Uhh I get all packets on the network, you might have to manually configure the device but it will do it