Bandwidth

The Bandwidth tool measures the data transfer rate of a connection to a host. This process does not overload the network.

To start measuring bandwidth

1.	Select Bandwidth tool on the navigation bar.

2.	Enter the host DNS name or IP address in address bar.

3.	Click Bandwidth button or press Enter.

Information provided

On the main chart, you can see bandwidth for the last 5 minutes.

There is also general information available in the Information section on the sidebar: number of packets sent and minimum/average/maximum bandwidth.

Options

You can change measurement frequency, packet size and timeout. Just enter the desired values in the Options section on the sidebar. Changing packet size influences results. Some hosts may not accept packets that are too large. Remember to set a larger timeout value for larger packets.

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Note

•	Bandwidth stores response information values for the last 5 minutes. Thus, the main chart represents the last 5 minutes.

•	On the right side of the address bar, you can see the name and IP address of the host currently being checked. You can copy the name or IP of the host to clipboard. Just right click host name and select Copy IP address or Copy DNS Name from the popup menu.

•	Next to the device name, the geographic location (country) of the remote IP address is presented.