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Hi,
We are monitoring "Network: Bytes Total/sec" value of windows performance counter using a WMI query, how do we change the scale value from byte to KByte, MB or GB?
Thanks.
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Hello,
I'm afra...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Hello,
I run PRTG 12.2.1.1924.
I want to monitor a file on a Windows Server. I want to be alerted when the file size is smaller than 1Ko and if the file age is bigger than 24 hours. I have used the "filesensor".
I can specifie...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Hi Support,
I was wonder how can I get - ps -ef output and as well as monitor linux services ? Which Sensor should i use?
example - monitor Oracle listener and instance?
ps -ef | grep lsnrctl
ps -ef | grep pmon
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Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Hi.
I Would like to know if there is a way to add a sensor to meny devices at once. for example
add a "disk space" sensor to all server devices.
thank you
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Hello,
you could add an empty device w...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
When trying to monitor a Windows 2000 system, PRTG shows the error message
Unknown Error in: "Win32_Process"
What can I do?
Article Comments
This article applies to PRTG Network Monitor 12 or later
Monitor Serv...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I clic DOWNLOAD button for lastest release 12.2.1.1973 but I got this message all the time.
New ToDo: [2012-05-29 08:27:23] Downloaded version (12.2.1.1972) is not newer than your current version (12.2.1.1972).
System is displaying curr...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Previous version 9 was Ok.
WMI Terminal Services (2008)
No data since startup
Other WMI on this server are OK.
Article Comments
Hi,
the behaviour is caused by a bug. We are already testing the bugfix release internally and it w...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Apparently during the upgrade from PRTG version 9 to version 12 the SSL certificates work a bit differently. This can be written up a bit better, but here is a brief overview. After the upgrade, the SSL (a purchased certificate) certificate...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I am currently trialing PRTG Network Monitor & want to know how do I locate a specific device either by IP address or name?
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Hi,
may you please elucidate? What exactly do you want to do?
Best regards
May...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Is there a way to change the icons in the main web browser GUI (i.e. the green check mark) to a different icon without impacting all other green check mark icons?
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Hello,
there are only a few images for the sen...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Is it possible to migrate from PRTG v5 to PRTG v12?
Article Comments
We do not recommend to do so. A lot of structures have changed during the last years and we recommend to set up a new installation.
There is a reason, why ou...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We monitor snmp traffic on cisco routers with prtg since years. Now with the routers cisco 881, the discovery presents all the ports, vlan, .. and if I select a port, monitoring said "snmp error 2 no such port"
I try to decrease...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I have searched many topics, but there was no answer for me.
I have a UPS-client on our server running (from Eaton Pulsar 700 / no snmp). This client can execute a bat- or exe-file in case of an error.
How can i do so that this exe or b...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I have a server that creates a VHD file every night and sends it to another file server. I have set up a file sensor to monitor that file. However, I would like to monitor that the file is created every day, and get an alert if it is more t...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Good day-
I'm looking to use PRTG to track wireless autentication count. I have a Cisco 2160 Wireless Controller and it has two APs hanging off of it. I can see in the controller logs that events are thrown when wireless clients authe...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Is there a way to create a report of the device name of all the devices in prtg.
Thanks
Alfred
Article Comments
Please see:
List of Devices/Sensors with respective IDs listed
How can I get a list of the most recently a...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My name is Renato, work with network monitoring and would like to know how to create reports based on my interpretation of the graphs displayed by PRTG. I need something in EXCEL to present my boss, but I'm not any idea. I still have di...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Dear, I have and SNMP sensor monitoring a radiolinie modulation.
It returns a set of fixed values 12, 8, 4, 2, 1. No other values are possible.
How can I create a report that would contain a percentage of a time for every given value?
I&#...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I have a CSV log file in each minute with data for 5 chanel like this:
"Sensor_Name";"ValueCH1";"ValueCH2";"ValueCH3";"ValueCH4";"ValueCH5";
The file name can be the same in each m...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 11:26 AM
