How Do You Monitor Network Traffic And Usage?
It is essential for companies that have large data networks to monitor network traffic and usage for more efficient troubleshooting when there are outages in the system, and to determine whether or not an upgrade in the system is already necessary. It is possible to monitor traffic within the Local Area Network (LAN), the Wide Area Network (WAN), and certain points in the Internet. In monitoring network flow, the following general information is important to see which area of the network is active and which area uses most of the bandwidth: the local IP address, remote IP address, source port, destination port, IP protocol, and logged in user name. There are several software programs that can measure and monitor network traffic and usage. There are also free Internet traffic monitor software programs, which are ideal for home use. For use in companies, a dedicated computer is used for monitori
