Monitoring Networks With PRTG® Traffic Grapher

Installation

Networking Basics You Should Be Aware Of

How to Choose A Method of Data Acquisition

Who should read this section

Available Methods of Data Acquisition

Choosing a Method of Data Acquisition

How to Set Up Traffic Monitoring for Various Network Infrastructures

A0: Monitoring Network traffic for a single PC connected to the Internet via DSL, cable, or a modem

A2: Monitoring Total Network traffic with NetFlow

A3: Monitoring Total Network traffic using a switch with monitoring port

B1: Monitoring Network traffic of each PC (or connection) in a network using a switch/router with SNMP support

B2: Monitoring Network traffic for each PC (or connection) with NetFlow

B3: Monitoring Network traffic for each PC using a switch with monitoring port

C2: Monitoring network traffic by IP address or protocol with NetFlow

C3: Monitoring network traffic by IP address or protocol using a switch with monitoring port

D1: Monitoring Network traffic for a PC running PRTG using SNMP

D3: Monitoring Network traffic for a PC running PRTG using Packet Sniffing

E3: Monitoring Network traffic for a PC running PRTG using Packet Sniffing

F1: Monitoring total Network traffic of a shared Internet connection or leased line using a switch/router with SNMP support

G2: Monitoring network traffic by IP address or protocol of a shared Internet connection or leased line - Monitoring with NetFlow

G3: Monitoring network traffic by IP address or protocol of a shared Internet connection or leased line - Monitoring with Packet Sniffing

First Steps with PRTG Traffic Grapher

Using the Windows GUI

Adding Sensors

Editing Sensors

Working with Custom Graphs

Using the Web Interface

Creating Reports

Setting Program Options

Advanced Usage

Appendix

Articles from the Paessler Knowledge Base

Howto: Installing SNMP Service on Windows NT/2000/XP

Howto: Installing SNMP on Linux

Howto: Troubleshooting the device setup when using SNMP

Howto: Configuration Tips for Cisco Routers

Howto: Planning large installations of PRTG Traffic Grapher

Custom Sensors and OIDs - How to discern them and how to use them with PRTG Traffic Grapher

What do the values in the exported CSV log file say?

Support and License



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