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Recording bandwidth used by wifi clients sounds like a relatively simple task. $90 and far too many hours later I can assure you that for a person without much network experience it can be deceptively challenging. This article is a quick guide describing how to configure DD-WRT, Chillispot and Freeradius for the specific use case of mac-address freeradius authentication and accounting. It also briefly touches on web-based admin solutions. A radius server handles authorisation and accounting (ie: counting of bandwidth used by wifi users). The Chillispot instance within DD-WRT funnels all wifi clients through this authorisation and periodically, (if so configured), dispatches accounting packets to the radius server[ READ MORE ]