Monitoring bandwidth is sometimes really important thing for regular users. It’s a good way to check your internet usage as well as limit it if you have limited traffic. Also if you need to check the bandwidth your provider giving you to make sure that you are not being cheated by them. Using a good bandwidth monitor can save your network usage by detecting unwanted connection and check our speed to make sure you are getting what you have paid for. NetTraffic is a easy to use small program for Windows that runs in the background and monitors all network connections on your computer. This means that if you have a limited data plan for internet connectivity in your PC or laptop, you can make a easy control of all incoming and outgoing data on your PC.
Installation of NetTraffic is simple and easy. Once installed, run the software. NetTraffic displays an icon in the System Tray to facilitate user access to all information available. Clicking once on the icon of the System Tray, you will see a short graph of real-time data transmissions from your computer, consisting download speeds and upload speed. You can click on the corners of the chart window and resize the display to a size that looks best for you.
Clicking the icon in the System Tray and selecting the Statistics provides a real-time monitor that updates data average bandwidth consumption by hour, day, month and year. The statistics provide details about the amount of data sent and received, usage time, average speed of sending and receiving and make a prediction based on current data on how much time will be consumed in set time intervals.
All types data from every sort of connections are stored by NetTraffic and you can see the history of transfer by clicking the icon in the System Tray and then selecting the Statistics and then clicking on the Charts/Tables. Within this option, you can select a starting point and an ending point you want to check, and displays a graph that can be zoomed to the level of consumption per time period.
All data of NetTraffic can be exported to a XML files and imported back into the software, so you can store the selected information and continue having the old data even if you have to reinstall the program. This tool also allows additional information from multiple computers on the same network, so you can make an overall monitoring of internet connection in your office or home.
Have you had the impression that after a certain day of the month your internet is replaced by a lower speed? This practice, known as Traffic Shaping, is common in some carriers and can really limit your connection speed. With NetTraffic, you have the power to monitor the transmission speed of your internet for months, and may use this data to choose the best plan for your internet and, if necessary, even exchange carrier.
You can change NetTraffic’s behavior and customize chart style for System Tray Icon > Settings.
Without doubt, NetTraffic is one of the best of it’s own genre. The ability to import and export the data makes the NetTraffic a great monitoring software for small networks and ease of viewing statistics wins major points for the program.
NetTraffic is free of charge and works on Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
Reyad, does this software support bandwidth tracking/usage of multiple PC's connected to single access point/router?
ReplyDeleteYes, It worked perfectly on 4 PC under same Network while testing.
ReplyDeleteI'm monitoring my network by using http://www.softinventive.com/total-network-monitor/. It's perfect for local network monitoring.
ReplyDelete