Comments on: Monitor Your Computer’s Bandwidth Usage http://www.pcmech.com/article/monitor-your-computers-bandwidth-usage/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greghttp://www.pcmech.com/article/monitor-your-computers-bandwidth-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-15553 Greg Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:25:11 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8140#comment-15553 I downloaded the one from his link so it should be safe but thanks for the heads up. I downloaded the one from his link so it should be safe but thanks for the heads up.

]]> By: Sharronhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/monitor-your-computers-bandwidth-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-15552 Sharron Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:09:51 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8140#comment-15552 I myself use the <a href="http://www.hootech.com/NetMeter/" rel="nofollow">HooTech NetMeter</a>. The "free" version is only for a limited period; after which you have to buy it. <strong>BUT</strong> I did and I still use it on both comps.- 1 on each. To obtain the total bandwidth used I simply add the figures from the 2 together. (Other software may vary?)There are quite a few "Net-Meters" available and more than one is free - However be very careful: The one Rich suggests is safe AFAIK, but there is another free "Net Meter" from Network-Tools and available for free download via Softpedia that was riddled with spyware when I checked it out some years ago. Ensure you don't download that one instead.Since I pay for unlimited traffic you may wonder why I'd use a meter. The truth is that I like to monitor what's coming in and going out in realtime at times; so if I click a link, for example, and nothing happens immediately, I can just check the coloured readout to see if anything is actually happening despite nothing seeming to happen. You'd be rather surprised that internet activity ocurrs sometimes quite a while before the software responds to it; particularly in the case of IE6 and 7.Perhaps I'm sad, overgeeked, or both? Whatever. (I remember when I used to watch the FAT32 defragmenter on Windows 98. I actually got to a point where I could predict its next move some of the time - Now that <strong>is</strong> sad! lol ;-) I myself use the HooTech NetMeter. The “free” version is only for a limited period; after which you have to buy it. BUT I did and I still use it on both comps.- 1 on each. To obtain the total bandwidth used I simply add the figures from the 2 together. (Other software may vary?)

There are quite a few “Net-Meters” available and more than one is free – However be very careful: The one Rich suggests is safe AFAIK, but there is another free “Net Meter” from Network-Tools and available for free download via Softpedia that was riddled with spyware when I checked it out some years ago. Ensure you don’t download that one instead.

Since I pay for unlimited traffic you may wonder why I’d use a meter. The truth is that I like to monitor what’s coming in and going out in realtime at times; so if I click a link, for example, and nothing happens immediately, I can just check the coloured readout to see if anything is actually happening despite nothing seeming to happen. You’d be rather surprised that internet activity ocurrs sometimes quite a while before the software responds to it; particularly in the case of IE6 and 7.

Perhaps I’m sad, overgeeked, or both? Whatever. (I remember when I used to watch the FAT32 defragmenter on Windows 98. I actually got to a point where I could predict its next move some of the time – Now that is sad! lol ;-)

]]> By: Greghttp://www.pcmech.com/article/monitor-your-computers-bandwidth-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-15550 Greg Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:49:08 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8140#comment-15550 Steve you are saying since I have my pc and another one on behind the same wireless router this program will lump the bandwidth usage of both together? Steve you are saying since I have my pc and another one on behind the same wireless router this program will lump the bandwidth usage of both together?

]]> By: Steve Stonehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/monitor-your-computers-bandwidth-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-15545 Steve Stone Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:40:14 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8140#comment-15545 These kind of monitoring programs are great for a single user with a single computer connected to the Internet. These programs are useless for a home network with multiple computers behind a NAT router. They lump all the data transfers together and can not break out transfers between local machines and data flowing to/from the ISP. These kind of monitoring programs are great for a single user with a single computer connected to the Internet. These programs are useless for a home network with multiple computers behind a NAT router. They lump all the data transfers together and can not break out transfers between local machines and data flowing to/from the ISP.

]]> By: Empyreanhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/monitor-your-computers-bandwidth-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-15541 Empyrean Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:13:16 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8140#comment-15541 Well now I don't have too worry too much about whether i'm using too much bandwidth with Comcrap. :) Well now I don’t have too worry too much about whether i’m using too much bandwidth with Comcrap. :)

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