Logging network traffic

Hello all!

I am running a small network using a Linksys router with a build in log for in- and outgoing traffic. This feature is very nice as it monitors all the network activities automatically. My problem is that this log is very small, it only holds the last 50-100 entrys and I would like to keep a log covering at least one week. I do know that I could run logviewer software on a machine, but then this machine would have to be running all or at least most of the time and this isnt really an option. Running logviewer on all attached machines isnt an option either. Isnt there any other (cheap & easy offcourse :rolleyes:) ways of keeping a fulltime log of all network activities? I was thinking about some way to expand the routers log-memory, or attaching some small, noiseless memory unit capable of storing the logdata, directly to the router.

Thanks in advance!

I think you are out of luck, logging is meant to get sent 'somewhere' for you to action .. only alternative would be a much better router, enterprise class stuff, which is practically a pc anyway - certainly in cost terms ;) - 'home type stuff' isn't up to this ..