Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent connectivity and routing issues.
A modern organization’s internet connection is its lifeblood. It’s critical for survival, and any discrepancy can have you on life support. With 24/7 network monitoring, Paessler PRTG’s internet connectivity monitoring solution keeps data flowing and your network thriving.
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the availability and performance of your internet connection. Show response times, load times, server functionality, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot internet connection outages.
Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup
Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure
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PRTG comes with more than 250 native sensor types for monitoring your entire on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environment out of the box. Check out some examples below!
The Ping v2 sensor sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request ("ping") from the probe system to the parent device to monitor its availability. It can show the following:
• Response time
• Packet loss
• Target status
• Minimum and maximum ping time
The HTTP v2 sensor monitors a web server. It can show the following:
The Ping Jitter sensor sends a series of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo requests ("pings") to a URI to determine the statistical jitter. It can show the following:
The DNS v2 sensor monitors a Domain Name System (DNS) server, resolves domain name records, and compares them to a filter. It can show the following:
See the PRTG Manual for a list of all available sensor types.
Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.
There are several ways to monitor your network’s internet connection with PRTG:
If you have issues with your internet connection and need to know where the problem lies pinpoint the location as follows:
Now, you can see which hop or which router is introducing the issues in your connection.
If you want to make sure the DNS server is up and running and performing as intended, you can do the following:
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent connectivity and routing issues.
PRTG is set up in a matter of minutes and can be used on a wide variety of mobile devices.
“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”
Partnering with innovative IT vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
new and additional benefits for joined customers.
Combining PRTG’s broad monitoring feature set with IP Fabric’s automated network assurance creates a new level of network visibility and reliability.
Integrating monitoring results from PRTG into NetBrain maps makes the foundation for network automation.
Rhebo and PRTG offer a comprehensive monitoring solution for IT and OT environments: from condition monitoring through to anomaly and threat detection.
Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.
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A reliable internet connection, whether via Ethernet or Wi-Fi, is critical for seamless business operations. Downtime or slow internet speeds can disrupt workflows, reduce productivity, and negatively impact customer experience. PRTG ensures your internet connection remains stable by proactively detecting issues and providing real-time alerts.
Key metrics include latency, packet loss, bandwidth usage, uptime, and response time. Monitoring these metrics helps identify performance issues, understand traffic patterns, and optimize bandwidth allocation.
PRTG uses various sensors to continuously check the availability and performance of your internet connection. It can alert you to issues like high latency, packet loss, or downtime, allowing you to quickly address them and maintain network reliability.
Yes, PRTG analyzes your internet traffic using NetFlow, sFlow, and packet sniffing. This helps identify bandwidth hogs and optimize your network for better performance, ensuring critical applications have the necessary resources.
Absolutely. PRTG monitors both wired and wireless connections, providing comprehensive oversight of your entire network. This ensures you have a complete view of your network’s performance.
In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.
Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins. The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier.
Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network.
Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.
