does the PRTG can check for packet loss?
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i have privet MPLS network and i would like to know if there is any way that PRTG can check for packet loss on the lines?
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Hello,
this can simply be done with Ping Sensors, by setting their Ping Count higher than 1.
best regards
Jul, 2011 - Permalink
The simple solution is to set the "number of PINGs" of the PING sensor to 20, 50 or 100.
Or you can also use the QoS (Quality of Service) sensor to monitor the quality of your connections.
This sensor uses UDP packets (PINGs only use ICMP) and can monitor
- Jitter in ms according to RFC 3550
- Packet delay variation (PDV) in ms according to RFC 3393
- Lost packets in %
- Out-of-order packets in %
- Duplicated packets in %
See:
https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg8/qos_quality_of_service_sensor.htm
Jul, 2011 - Permalink
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Hello,
this can simply be done with Ping Sensors, by setting their Ping Count higher than 1.
best regards
Jul, 2011 - Permalink