Hitting the "Start" button is all it takes to send a few packets to the selected target. All targets are saved in a list so you can quickly access them later on. Connecting to a target is easily done by manually writing down either the URL or IP address in a dedicated fields.
What's more, you can save your workspace configuration to use for multiple tasks and this comes in handy because you can slightly customize the view with more or less tabs and sections.Ĭonfigure connection settings and trace multiple targetsĪ neat advantage is the possibility to simultaneously trace multiple addresses, with detail windows stored in tabs.
The application's design is pretty intuitive, with adjustable panels so you can clearly view packets, timelines or project elements so you can quickly access them.
PINGPLOTTER PORTABLE PRO
Amongst others, you can use PingPlotter Pro to carefully monitor multiple addresses and trigger alerts when unexpected events occur. Keeping a network, server or a website active means constantly monitoring incoming and outgoing packets to make sure connectivity is flawless. Network administrators need to be ready for various events that don't necessarily mean virtual attacks. It's not going to change your world, but PingPlotter Free is a likeable network monitor, easy to use and with a clear and informative display.Monitor and troubleshoot your networks, gather information about remote hosts, track latency, packet loss and others, with this useful tool. PingPlotter Professional ($199.95) goes further with a 7 day history graph, multi-target tracing, VoIP metrics, a scripting engine, named configurations, load and merge for sample sets, a remote agent and web interface. PingPlotter Standard ($39.99) extends your monitoring history to 48 hours, allows tracing by TCP or UDP packets as well as ICMP, offers customisable alerts to warn you of problems, and more.
PINGPLOTTER PORTABLE PLUS
The Free version includes a 10 minute history graph plus a limited feature-set, such as the facility to measure latency and packet loss and trace with ICMP packets.
PINGPLOTTER PORTABLE TRIAL
The developer produces two commercial versions of the program with many more features, both of which can be sampled during the 30 day trial before it reverts to the free build. The table and graph can be customised in various ways (figures displayed, graph colour, more), and when you're happy the image or figures may be copied to the clipboard for easy sharing. PingPlotter Free then repeats this process after whatever trace interval you've specified, displaying a graph of the average response time and range for each hop, along with a separate timeline which plots your round trip time for the last ten minutes.
The application sends ICMP packets and displays a traceroute-like table of the results, including hop number, IP address, name, current and average ping time. Enter a target computer or domain name, optionally choose a trace interval (15 options ranging from 1 second to 60 minutes), click Start and you're off. PingPlotter Free is a graphical traceroute and ping tool.Ī straightforward interface means you'll be using the program right away.