Infrastructure traffic ( DHCP, DNS, ICMP, SNMP)ĭesktop, smartphone, tablet. The Packet Sniffer Sensor monitors, among other things: The Packet Sniffing Tool PRTG offers a quick graphical overview as well as detailed statistics about different parameters such as CPU usage or network bandwidth. The software or device used for capturing packet data is called packet sniffer, packet analyzer, network sniffer or simply network analyzer. Most of the time, packet sniffing is used to troubleshoot network problems or to gather network statistics. Packet sniffing is the process of capturing each packet that is transmitted over the network and analyzing its content. Thus you are able to stop bandwidth hogs and put your resources to better use. The PRTG Dashboard shows clearly which applications use most bandwidth and how much traffic flows through your network.

When monitoring data packets, PRTG uses different technologies like SNMP, Netflow, WMI, REST APIs and network sniffing. PRTG is a packet sniffer tool for Windows that offers a number of possibilities for monitoring everything like bandwidth and traffic. PRTG's packet sniffing gives you valuable insights about your infrastructure and network performance.

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