One of the downsides to having a more complex home network is that when you have multiple PC’s all hitting the web for various reasons and suddenly things slow down it can be hard to troubleshoot. Sometimes a slowdown can simply mean that there is excessive traffic on the network. Figuring out how much internet I/O is being utilized can be achieved in OSX with a few simple steps.
First make sure you have an SNMP router and that it is enabled. (Airport Extreme is enabled by default for local access)
Next download iEyeNet from MacUpdate (link)
Lastly add any number of interface widgets to your dashboard. I have added 3 important interfaces from my Airport Extreme . Gec0-Wired Ath0-Wireless and Vlan1-Internet Traffic
