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Is my website up or down, is it responsive or is it taking to long to load? Those are questions that every webmaster needs to ask from time to time.
The best way to find out is to use monitoring tools that connect to the website, server, domain or IP address regularly. You find lots of great applications, both on the web and as desktop applications, to monitor websites.
Ping Monitor is a desktop gadget for Windows that can monitor up to five local or remote servers. As the name suggests, it pings the servers in intervals specified by the user of the application. (I suggest you read through Ryan's excellent Network Troubleshooting Basics: The Ping Command if you need to refresh what you know about the ping command).
All information are presented then as a graph and as average values on the Windows desktop.
Configuration of the sidebar gadget may be somewhat confusing. Download it from the developer website and install it as usual. It should work out of the box under Windows Vista and Windows 7, I have tested it under Windows 7 Pro and it worked without problems.
When you first display the gadget it does not monitor a domain, IP or server. Right-click the interface and select Options.
Up to five different urls or IP addresses can be added to the gadget. Ping Monitor supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Enter an IP address or domain name in the first field, and an alias that is used to identify it in the second. The alias is shown in the main interface which is sometimesbetter than displaying IP addresses for instance. Still, you can select to use the domain name or IP address as the alias as well.
Make sure you change the default ping frequency from 1 per second (!) to another value. I suggest you switch to minutes or even hours instead.
Click on the 3 tab afterwards. Here you can change the size of the gadget. The default size was too small for my taste, and I changed that to 200% for a better view at the stats.
You can also make changes to colors and the graphs under the other tabs in the configuration.
The gadget displays the maximum, average and current ping time as well as the number of errors while pining the server or IP address.
The graph visualizes those findings. You can ping a server manually with a click on the update icon next to the server's alias.
Ping Monitor is a handy gadget for Windows users who want to use the ping command to monitor websites or servers. The ping command is not as sophisticated as other server monitoring means, for instance by performing checks if a database is running on a server.
Users who prefer an application instead of a gadget can take a look at Nirsoft's Ping Info View instead which is also compatible with Windows XP.
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AdvertisementNetwork Meter is probably the best all-in-one wireless and wired network related system monitoring gadget for Windows.
Network Meter shows your private IP address, public IP address, SSID, and wireless signal quality. Network meter also shows your current upload and download usage and keeps a running total.
If you have any interest in the current state of your network connection, and the data moving across it, you'll love Network Meter.
The Network Meter gadget works in Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
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Network Meter: Quick Summary
This gadget is so great for keeping tabs on network usage but can be a pain if you're using both wired and wireless networks.
Pros
- Displays a live view of all important network activity
- Provides easy access to external IP address
- Auto notifications of updates to the gadget
- Highly customizable color and size options
- Integrated speed test and IP lookup are cool extras
- On wireless networks, Network Meter also shows your current SSID, signal strength, and security status.
- The current amount of data being downloaded and uploaded is shown in a live stream in the gadget.
- Size and color are configurable far beyond what gadgets typically provide.
Cons
- Moving back and forth from wired and wireless networks requires a manual change in the options
My Thoughts on Network Meter Gadget
Network Meter is an excellent network monitoring gadget for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. This gadget shows everything that you might want to know about the current state of your network connection.
Network Meter works just great 'out of the box' but can be tweaked in about every way you could imagine, making it a highly customizable Windows gadget. If you use a lot of gadgets, you know how important customization is.
When configured for a wireless network, the Network Meter gadget will show your current SSID, plus your signal strength and if your connection is secure.
In addition, and also for wired networks, your current IP address, both internal and external, are displayed right on top, followed by easy one-click access to an Internet speed test and IP lookup service.
Curious how much data your computer is sending or receiving right now? The Network Meter gadget shows you that in a live, 1-second updated (this is customizable) stream right on the gadget.
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I really liked Network Meter. There are several network management gadgets available for Windows 7 and Windows Vista but Network Meter is certainly one of my favorites.
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This review is based on Network Meter v9.6. Please let me know if I need to update this review based on a new release of Network Meter.