NetMonitor is a network utility for the rest of us. Graphs network activity of local and remote computers. Records traffic activity. Calculate total traffic between dates. Measures traffic speed. Highly customizable.
This app has a ton of features and I especially like the PPP controls for restarting a VPN.
BUT it remains relatively useless for me, as it cannot monitor true WAN traffic, i.e. between router and modem to get a total of BW usage by all clients. I assume it does not handle SNMP. If one could select the WAN interface it would be great.
Finally the best small application is out on 10.7.
I agree it deserves 5 stars.
Unfortunately it did not register as requiring an update on "AppFresh".
This app is the MUST I recommend to all my Mac friends.
I hate not having this app in my menubar. When I upgraded to Lion I nearly had to revert to Snow Leopard because Net Monitor wouldn’t load. Well thanks for the update, and all is well again in my little world.
I did try Menu Metres and one other utililty but they just didn’t cut the mustard. (Not for monitoring and displaying Network usage) I love how I can set Net Monitor up and organise it to display exactly how I want it to.
This is a great app. It doesn’t do everything, but it does everything it does, brilliantly! This and ASM are two utilities I just have to have in my menubar.
Keep up the good work! Thanks again for the update.
ASM stands for "application switcher menu” and can be downloaded here http://vercruesse.de/software or from http://download.cnet.com/ASM/3000-2094_4-10058963.html among others.
It’s a utility to put the old Mac OS 7-9 “Application Menu” back into the menu bar.
This is one of the nicest pieces of software I've ever had for my Mac. Easy to use and excellent GUI. I can't imagine why it has only a four star rating. Should be a six (out of five) star rating.
Great app that I have used for many OS X revisions – I am happy that it has been updated for Lion too, as the subtle and nicely configurable display of network activity in my menu bar helps me troubleshoot problem, recognize strange activities and generally feel like a really tech savvy guy ;-)
One nitpick: the app icon needs to be updated to the full resolution that is supported under Lion.
This is one small application you can't do without in a country where internet is not reliable. I just upgraded to 10.7 and am anxiously waiting for the app to be compatible.
Congratulation to the developer. There is nothing like it.
Yep, I'd also like to know what the developer's plans are concerning Lion. An absence of news on the website probably spells abandonment. It's not like Lion snuck up on these small developers.
Upon starting the application its evaluation period had expired. This seemed like a problem but I decided to go ahead and buy the app even though I could not evaluate it. One of the payment options is PayPal, which is great. I love PayPal. But it doesn't work. It appears that this software has been abandoned by the developer. I could not evaluate it. I could not buy it...zero stars from me. But MacUpdate makes me rate the software so I did 1/2 stars on everything..even though this app is clearly broken and not worth a half star.
Yeah great but the nasty little dev blocks you running it on two macs from one license unless one is switched off. Oh all these rules so buy the family pack if you have two macs and want them on at the same time. The only thing this needs is a bit more polish to the UI...it is awesome could not live without it one of the few apps I do have on all my Macs.
Forget to say it is a super well priced! I know you can use the unix stuff and this is really built into BSD and Linux but still the polish is worth every penny.
Have used this application for awhile now... it works flawlessly. Finally, software that does what you expect without taking a big hit to the wallet. Needed some support when I installed Leopard and within minutes I heard back. Great stuff !!!
Can someone give me a hint how to start using this product "Net Monitor"? I would like to know what is slowing down my network. How specifically can I use this app the best way? I need some detail procedures. I think I have network storms or spikes. Thanks
cmanager56@hotmail.com
I run both NetMonitor and MenuMeters, but I use NetMonitor for my network graphing, largely because of its appearance, but also because of its extensive configurability.
NetMonitor is simply beautiful in my menu bar. I have a wide bar graph display with fade out and transparency, and it looks like it was designed to be part of Mac OS X, while being very functional.
I also use MenuMeters for some of its other functions, but its network graphing can't come close to NetMonitor's. I recommend NetMonitor highly.
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NetMonitor is a network utility for the rest of us. Graphs network activity of local and remote computers. Records traffic activity. Calculate total traffic between dates. Measures traffic speed. Highly customizable.
+7
BUT it remains relatively useless for me, as it cannot monitor true WAN traffic, i.e. between router and modem to get a total of BW usage by all clients. I assume it does not handle SNMP. If one could select the WAN interface it would be great.
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keskeseksa reviewed on 06 Aug 2011
I agree it deserves 5 stars.
Unfortunately it did not register as requiring an update on "AppFresh".
This app is the MUST I recommend to all my Mac friends.
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Mugsy! reviewed on 31 Jul 2011
I did try Menu Metres and one other utililty but they just didn’t cut the mustard. (Not for monitoring and displaying Network usage) I love how I can set Net Monitor up and organise it to display exactly how I want it to.
This is a great app. It doesn’t do everything, but it does everything it does, brilliantly! This and ASM are two utilities I just have to have in my menubar.
Keep up the good work! Thanks again for the update.
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What is ASM?
Thanks,
Keskeseksa
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It’s a utility to put the old Mac OS 7-9 “Application Menu” back into the menu bar.
I hate using my Mac without it! :-)
regards,
mugsy!
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Thx
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Mbt reviewed on 30 Jul 2011
+47
Ozean reviewed on 30 Jul 2011
One nitpick: the app icon needs to be updated to the full resolution that is supported under Lion.
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keskeseksa reviewed on 08 Jul 2011
Congratulation to the developer. There is nothing like it.
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Dneitzel reviewed on 03 Feb 2011
+19
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MacR reviewed on 13 Nov 2007
cmanager56@hotmail.com
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SkyNite reviewed on 15 Feb 2006
NetMonitor is simply beautiful in my menu bar. I have a wide bar graph display with fade out and transparency, and it looks like it was designed to be part of Mac OS X, while being very functional.
I also use MenuMeters for some of its other functions, but its network graphing can't come close to NetMonitor's. I recommend NetMonitor highly.
+2
Alexander Werner rated on 07 Oct 2011
Laufers rated on 31 Jul 2011