Paessler Router Traffic Grapher
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Paessler Router Traffic Grapher is a network monitoring
and bandwidth usage
software for Microsoft Windows
by Paessler AG
. It can monitor and classify bandwidth usage in a network using SNMP
, Packet Sniffing
and Netflow
. The successor product is PRTG Network Monitor
.
Network monitoring
The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing components and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages...
and bandwidth usage
Throughput
In communication networks, such as Ethernet or packet radio, throughput or network throughput is the average rate of successful message delivery over a communication channel. This data may be delivered over a physical or logical link, or pass through a certain network node...
software for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
by Paessler AG
Paessler AG
Paessler AG develops and sells network management and network monitoring software. The company was founded by CEO Dirk Paessler in 1995 and offers freeware and commercial software for system administrators.-References:...
. It can monitor and classify bandwidth usage in a network using SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol is an "Internet-standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more." It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor...
, Packet Sniffing
Packet sniffer
A packet analyzer is a computer program or a piece of computer hardware that can intercept and log traffic passing over a digital network or part of a network...
and Netflow
Netflow
NetFlow is a network protocol developed by Cisco Systems for collecting IP traffic information. NetFlow has become an industry standard for traffic monitoring and is supported by platforms other than Cisco IOS and NXOS such as Juniper routers, Enterasys Switches, vNetworking in version 5 of...
. The successor product is PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG Network Monitor is a network monitoring software from Paessler AG.PRTG runs on Windows and monitors network availability and network usage using SNMP, Packet Sniffing, WMI, IP SLAs and Netflow and various other protocols...
.
See also
- Paessler AGPaessler AGPaessler AG develops and sells network management and network monitoring software. The company was founded by CEO Dirk Paessler in 1995 and offers freeware and commercial software for system administrators.-References:...
: Vendor of the software - Network traffic measurementNetwork traffic measurementIn computer networks, network traffic measurement is the process of measuring the amount and type of traffic on a particular network. This is especially important with regard to effective bandwidth management.- Tools :...
: Available software tools to measure network traffic