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Custom PS script sensor
Hi, We have a file share with many subfolders inside it. Each subfolder has a file called "test.txt" while file name is the same, the file size different. We need to monitor all test.txt files and show an alert in prtg if any of...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:16 PM
can't change EventLog api channel settings returning value
When I look at the channel of the EventLog API sensor I see two values returned: Volume and Speed - on the same channel. For some reason, the value that is used to disaply and to notfiy is the Speed value (and NOT the Volume value) - which ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Order by number
Hello, I wish sort my devices by number. for exemplo, my devices are registired as below: Group monitor1 PAC0115 PAC0110 PAC0103 PAC0111 I Wish left they sort by number: Group monitor1 PAC0103 PAC0110 PAC0111 PAC0115 how...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sensor with trigger for notification
Hi all experts, I want to know, which sensors in our PRTG are set on trigger for notification. For example we have a sensor with this setting: If the sensor is in the Error state for at least 300 seconds, run Email to Administrator. ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Change email associated with PRTG instance?
Hello, I created a new PRTG instance on a VM and when I ran the installation setup I believe I entered my my admin email instead of my service email. This has resulted in my email being locked constantly. How can I change this? Arti...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:16 PM
PRTG MAP / Add sensor id dynamically
Hello, For further new sites, i would like to automatically update a global map with the new sensors id and create a dedicated map based on a template map with basic sensor id (snmp sensors) Is there a way to do it ? I didn't find any...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:16 PM
403 error when connecting to site with a self-signed certificate
When I try to connect to my jenkins server, https://<ip>:8080, with either the https sensor or advanced https sensor I get a 403 error. I've tried setting "do not inherit SNI from parent". I've tried setting the &quo...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Dynatrace - Monitoring Linux Systems with the PRTG Mini Probe
Does PRTG Mini Probe have any conflicts with Dynatrace OneAgent? Article Comments I'm afraid we do not have any experience with Mini Probes and Dynatrace OneAgent. Please also note that mini probes are deprecated and not off...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
SFTP/SSH : Invalid key exchange algorithm error
After updating to PRTG v 22.2.76.1705 we are getting a : Invalid key exchange algorithm error in our SSH/SFTP sensor when connecting to Serv-U FTP. With the SSH sensor in compatibility mode we get the error "Invalid key exchange ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
How to remove buttons with Slack integration
While they might be useful for some, we'd like to remove the buttons that present with alarms in our Slack integration. We've opted to Define custom content in our Notification template, and removed many of the placeholders to strea...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Notification triggered by sensors of different devices
Hello, i'm currently evaluating PRTG for a special use case: I have two SNMP devices with a identical set of sensors. I'd like to execute a script in case of a sensors reaches a threshold or changes a state. But i'd like to ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Teams Notification
Where or how do I get the token from TEAMS to setup notifications? Article Comments Hello, Here's how to create a webhook for the Teams PRTG Notifications. Jun, 2022 - Permalink
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Would like alert on an average data, or a repeat over limit
I have a need to remove false alert that I don't understand how to do it. I would like to have an alert if the cpu of a VM is 85% + for 3 times in a row, or a continuous moment. I have a another system that I wan't to know if the ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Meraki API Environment Values
Hello, you describe in the Ariticle "PRTG Manual: Custom Sensors" the use of "Environment Values". I like to use the Meraki API Key wich i have configured in the "Credential for Cisco Meraki" in a higher Level....
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Can I format the %message placeholder?
I am able to create custom notifications but I am not able to format the %message placeholder in order to be more human readable. Article Comments Hello Ilias, The placeholder %messages provides the exact same message which is...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
sFlow should recognize the traffic from destination with agentIP and not outgoing interface IP
In sFlow sensor PRTG expect in 'Sender IP address' field the IP address of outgoing interface on destination machine(which we want to monitor). The problem is that when the routing will change then outgoing interface(source IP) can ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Which sensors will you remove from PRTG and what are the alternatives?
My PRTG installation shows the message that certain sensor types are deprecated as of PRTG 16.x.23 and will be removed completely with PRTG 16.x.25. Why do you reduce the number of available sensor types? Which sensors will be discont...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
prtg not executing powershell script only for down alerts for meraki devices.
I have defined a template to execute a powershell script as well as a webhook call for a Meraki device. When the sensor for this device goes down the prtg is able to trigger the template and execute the script but when the device goes in do...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Setting up SQL sensor to detect RAM utilization
Hello! We have a SQL hypervisor that has databases running on it. I have set up a sensor "SQL Server Memory Manager" successfully. I would like to know if there's anyway to configure them to send out an alert for when the SQL ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
new python script not showing up in pulldown list
hi, i added a new python script to the ..\python folder below and it is not showing up in python script advanced sensors in prtg. the location of the script is below. only the example script shows up in the pull-down C:\Program Files (x...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
monitor parameters of active directory
i find this script https://helpdesk.paessler.com/en/support/solutions/articles/75900-powershell-custom-sensor-for-monitoring-ad-user-lockouts?&_ga=2.130200204.207743380.1655218809-2045208491.1654897095#reply-278115 When I run it in ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
PRTG should support scram-sha-256 as authentication method
Want this feature implemented, too? Please upvote by clicking Thumbs up! (Posts as a reply won't be published in this feature request thread. Read Me!) User Story As a PRTG User, I want to use scram-sha-256 aus authentication...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Cluster PRTG
Hey, my name is Rodrigo. I would like you to ask a question. I have a PRTG cluster with two servers. I would like to do an inversion of the servers in this cluster, putting the current failover node as the master, and the current master a...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
HPE Simplivity
Bonjour, Ayant plusieurs infrastructures HPE Simplvity, auriez-vous développer des sondes spécifiques à ces équipements . Merci d'avance, Cdt Senard Anthony Hello, I have several HPE Simplvity infrastructures, could you devel...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Provide clickable links based on URLs in sensor settings
Want this feature implemented, too? Please upvote by clicking Thumbs up! (Posts as a reply won't be published in this feature request thread. Read Me!) User story As a PRTG user, I want to be able to click a link, complete wi...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
moving PRTG - cannot edit GUID on new probe - greyed out
hello. i am going through document https://https://helpdesk.paessler.com/en/support/solutions/articles/76000063736 on step 4 i am unable to edit the guid on new probe. buttons are greyed out. i ran admin tool as administrator and it...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Remote probe behind a proxy server
I have a requirement to install a remote probe behind a proxy server. The server that the Remote Probe is to be installed is able to connect to the PRTG server via the proxy, but the PRTG Remote Probe is unable to get out. Are there any mag...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
information Security
Dear Team , We have installed PRTG syslog servers in our environment to collect all network devices logs . Now we want to integrate PRTG logs with SIEM solution to analyze and monitor the events . Please suggest if PRTG can be integr...
Fri, 6 Jun, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Donut graph with capacity limit
Hi All, i cannot find this anywhere so thought i would ask essentially, I have 2x individual factory sensor(s) looking at over all volume consumption 1x combined factory sensor looking at both of the individuals (above) and combining ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
prtg desktop memory usage is high
Hello. I started getting warnings from the local probe about low memory. The culprit was prtg desktop that took 50% of total memory (2gb). Just sitting there doing nothing useful. Is there an option to not run desktop? prtg 20.1.55....
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
SQL v2 sensor to show DATETIME / PRTG format
Hi, I have a SQL query that gives me DATETIME column in a single row as a result. Result looks like: Jun 15 2022 11:04AM or 11:04 depends on how I convert it. What should be the correct way to represent SQLL DATETIME to Date, hours, ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:15 PM
How to Cleanup Unused Tags
Does anyone have a procedure for removing tags that are not currently being used? Its hard to sort by tag when you have to scroll through a whole list of tags that aren't even used by any devices. Article Comments Hi there, ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
How can we delete PRTG User Accounts of deactivated AD users in an automated way?
Hi Paessler, We have several PRTG user accounts created through AD Group Integration and everytime someone leaves the company and the AD user is deactivated, we need to go in PRTG and delete the user account manually. Is there any autom...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Bulk change device sensors
Is there any way to change all sensors on an object to look at Ping as the dependency? I can change other factors but the dependency is missing when I select multiple sensors. I have about 80 or so devices that I need to update the dependen...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
RDP Event Log Monitoring
I want to monitor the logs with ID number 1149 from the event logs in Event Viewer(Local) -> Applications and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager -> Operational in PRTG. I tried t...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Sensonrs for HPE Synergy via OneView
User story As a PRTG user, I want to monitor HPE Synergy via the OneView API. Details of user story To monitor HPE Synergy system I need to use the OneView API and to access the API I need to generate an auth-token by logging in via /...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Checking rdp logon availability
Good day. Could someone give me a little advise Is there any non masochistic way to make PRTG send alarm if windows server is not allowing RDP logons or logon takes a very long time? Article Comments Hello, For basic monitori...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Feature proposal: %smsnumber in HTTP actions
Want this feature implemented, too? Please upvote by clicking Thumbs up! (Posts as a reply won't be published in this feature request thread. Read Me!) User story As a PRTG user, I want to use SMS Eagle (or any other device/s...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Windows Server Start Sensor
Hi everybody, I'm looking for a sensor that tells me if Windows has started up correctly after an update. Because sporadically, the server restarts automatically after an update and hangs at the Windows loading screen. It is still acces...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
HTTP Data Advance Supported Special Characters
Do the PRTG HTTP Data Advance support value - and . in JSON return? Article Comments Hello, Can you explain your question more in detail? Where would you need the special characters to be displayed? Kind regards, Sasa ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Multi Tag Editing
Hello everyone. I have been searching for a method to multi edit Tags of devices or sensors. Unfortunately there is no native possibility to edit tags of multiple sensors/devices without overwriting existing tags. I have tried to write som...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Disable notifications without pausing a sensor
Hello, What is the procedure to disable notifications, while still monitoring the device? I would like to disable notifications during scheduled maintenance, but still need to be able to look at the impact of the change graphically, etc fro...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Watchgaurd m270: Timeout no response 2003 error
I have 5 watchguards, but only one m270. The m270 is at our site with our main prtg server. (All other watchguards have a local probe behind them) The m270 keeps dropping connection. I have done the following for testing - removed netflow ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
PRTG not pinging
We had a power outage and PRTG is not able to ping any local IP and does not see itself? It shows everything is down but I am able to go into Windows command and able to ping any site. I am remoted into the device so it can reach out and I ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
How do I trigger something when the first error appears, and the last error is resolved?
I want to trigger a "warning" light by http request when there is an error status. this works for "mirroring" the state of one sensor: When the error state appears, I notify a smart lightswitch per HTTP request, a light ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
After updating to PRTG 22.2.76, the PRTG core server does not start anymore. What can I do?
After updating to PRTG 22.2.76, the PRTG core server does not start anymore and the log contains the following message: Signature of \Program Files(x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\32 bit\PRTG Server.exe is not valid or Signature of \Progra...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
PTF SensorStatus Custom Sensor - Monitor Unknown Statuses
Hi there, anyone using the custom sensor: PTF SensorStatus? Would like to monitor if a PRTG instance has suddendly a lot of unknown sensors. ( Happens with one of our clients, seems the instance is scaled badly and PRTG turns all sensors ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
How do I correctly configure credentials for ADO SQL sensors?
When scanning my ADO SQL sensor, I get the error message: Access denied. Please check your Windows Credentials. (code: PE095) No matter what I enter in the connection string, I always get this error. What can I do about it? PE095 ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Syslog messages arriving on PRTG network, but not appearing in PRTG syslog sensor
Hi folks. My Pulse Secure device is sending UDP 514 syslog traffic correctly and I can see the stream of messages on the PRTG server in Wireshark, but they never surface in the syslog sensor. I've removed all the filters from the syslog...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Telekom SMSC DA (Directly connected Short Message Service Centre)
Has anyone used this with PRTG? Excerpt from their brochure: "The access of the customer application logic to the SMS-C DA is controlled via the UCP protocol (ERMES Universal Computer Protocol; EMISPEC, Vers. 4.6) of CMG Telecommunic...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Windows service you want to monitor is not running (Stopped). , but service is running
Hello, I would like to ask you, why PRTG WMI sensor says, that service is stopped, when I can see in OS that the sevice is running. If I use SNMP service sensor, all looks fine. Thanks a lot. Radek Article Comments Radek, I wo...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Where do I find available Google Analytics metrics?
I want to use the Google Analytics sensor of PRTG. Where do I find available metrics that I can monitor with this sensor besides the metrics I can choose out of the box in the sensor settings? I also get this error message when monitorin...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The term "down"
Hi, I am a long-time Nagios guy, now working with PRTG. I like it a lot with a few exceptions. I am user to error states being Warning and Critical in almost all monitoring systems. I cannot stand the use of the term "down" for ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Sudden increase in the values of "Threads" and "Raw Data Buffer"
Hello dear Support Team What can cause a sudden increase in "Threads" and "Raw Data Buffer" channels values in "Core Health Sensor"? Thank a lot Article Comments Hello, if the number of threads ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
SSL Certificate Signed Using Weak Hashing Algorithm
Hi Team, Would like to enquire on regards to some VA detected by Nessus as subjected. Subject: O=PRTG Demo Certificate/CN=PRTG Demo Certificate Signature Algorithm: SHA-1 With RSA Encryption Currently what is recommended and what we a...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
PRTG maps read only users not able to view color on maps
PRTG maps administrator users able to view maps with color, read only users not able to view color on maps Article Comments Hi Tito, I'm not sure which colors you are referring to. Do you mean that read-only users can'...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Ability to Rename "Down" and "Up" Sensor States
Want this feature implemented, too? Please upvote by clicking Thumbs up! (Posts as a reply won't be published in this feature request thread. Read Me!) User story As a PRTG user, I want to have the ability to rename the "...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Custom Lookup that goes into error when false statement is caught instead of true
Hi all, I have tried all possibilities to create a lookup for an http xml/rest value sensor that succesfully returns the value of the json page "chatEnabled": true Now, I am trying to create a lookup that will set the sen...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
SNMP Custom Advanced lookup change failed
Howdy folks :) I can't change the lookup OVL for any of our SNMP Custom Advanced sensors in PRTG. For instance on APC UPS Health sensor (SNMP Custom Advanced) the lookup is set to "prtg.standardlookups.apc-mib.upsbattery.upsbatte...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Filtering "known errors" in VMWare Host Hardware (SOAP) sensor
Hi there, I have a brand new HPE Proliant with a P408i RAID card that intermittently returns sensor errors like "Disk 136 on HPSA1 : Port Box 0 Bay 255 : 0GB : Unconfigured Disk : Disk Error; Disk 135 on HPSA1 : Port Box 0 Bay 255 ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Oracle Database Sensor better connection management
Every time you attach to a database there is load on the probe and the database which is a problem when you have hundreds of databases each with 10-15 sensors. I would like to see PRTG open one connection to the database and run the sq...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
oracle sensor with channels defined by SQL query
select tablespace_name, used_space from dba_Tablespace_usage_metrics order by tablespace_name; The channel would be tablespace_name and the datapoint would be used_space. If you deleted a tablespace from the system PRTG would grey out ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
change the name of a sensor in maps
when i add a sensor into a map I don't want the default name, for example, Ping my client doesn't need to know what ping is or that its called ping just if its on or off or a different name Article Comments Hello Kevin,...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
WMI Sensor without using a domain admin account - "don't use GPO"
I try use WMI Sensor to collect info. Policy of my company want to use one account (not domain admin, don't add to domain admin group & not local admin accout) & don't use GPO (I . anyone had any success with this? Pls he...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Some PRTG sensors are not working anymore, after MS updates/ reboot. (80070005: Access denied.)
Hi Experts, I have some problems with some sensors after updating the systems. We have some sensors that work with WMI. For example WMI random access memory, WMI disk capacity and WMI service, etc. After this update, these sensors have...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I would like the graph images in the Historic Data Report to be in PNG format.
Want this feature implemented, too? Please upvote by clicking Thumbs up! (Posts as a reply won't be published in this feature request thread. Read Me!) User story As a PRTG user, I want to use PNG format files for the graph i...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Change Device Name Using Script
Hi Guys, Need your expertise on this matter. Currently I got over 500 devices need to change the device name that meaningful for end-user. I'm thinking about to create a batch script to change all that device name in one shot. Any i...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
How to bulk change the IP address of devices?
Hello, Within our organization in a few weeks time we'll change the IP addresses of all our servers. Because we want to opt out DNS, in prtg we have created all our devices based on IP and not hostname so we need to rename it there al...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Device Naming
I'm having an issue with device naming. I have a bunch of devices added via DNS name but it keeps adding extra info from an OID in the device. How do I remove this? Example: 504d (UPS.MP11.company.com) It just needs to be UPS.MP11....
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NetMap Service
Hello Team, I'm trying to find a solution to create a NetMap view inside PRTG. My target is to generate a sensor or a device that monitor all hop between a device and my PRTG Server. I need to reach a solution like solarwinds one: Ne...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
setting up apple iphone app
Need help on the field names - what is needed in Names, Server fields Article Comments Hello Bowenj, So, the Name field is optional. The Server field is where you would enter your server's IP address or domain. The Usernam...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
View past down alarms or whatever is red on the overview graph
Hello, I am sure this is one of the most rudimentary things you can do with PRTG but I'm embarrassingly having trouble figuring it out. I looked online but could not find the solution so I figured I would ask here. How can I view a summ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
PRTG: Send Email to an Outside Vendor
Is it possible to have a notification trigger that will send an email to an external vendor? I don't want to make an account for them as they don't need to access PRTG. I just want to fire off an email to them when a specific sensor...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Oracle Bucket Sensor
Define buckets and each channel depending on the value would fall into one or more buckets. You might show the count, or the average number that fall into the bucket. For example this query would show you the response time for all activ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sunburst Map Object shows no paused Sensors
Hi everybody, we created a map using a custom map object as described in this post: https://helpdesk.paessler.com/en/support/solutions/articles/76000064833 This works fine but we found out, that sensor in the state paused are not shown ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
TLS / Cipher Best Practices resulting in failing monitors
After updating the servers TLS and Ciphers, I'm receiving errors on a number of HTTP Advanced sensors. Error connecting with SSL. Error connecting with SSL. error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol How can...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
activate alerts when the value obtained from an API changes
How can I configure alerts when the text obtained by the api changes, currently it already shows the UP and Down values ??in the status, but it has not been possible for me to indicate that down is an error state Article Comments ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Edit Lay-out from PRTG Desktop app
Want this feature implemented, too? Please upvote by clicking Thumbs up! (Posts as a reply won't be published in this feature request thread. Read Me!) User story As a PRTG user, I want to edit the lay-out from PRTG Desktop a...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For the Oracle Sensor allow the identifier and the SID/SERVICE_NAME to be inherited from the device.
Often we setup many sensors for a database. IT would be nice to be able set the "identifier" and the "Identification Parameter" in the device and have it inherit to the sensors under it. Article Comments Hi...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A tab to edit/modify auto discovery templates.
Sometimes I cannot exclude certain sensors when using a device to create a Auto Discovery Template. At least if there a tab in the setup/admin page I can modify the templates after they're created. Article Comments Hi there,...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Delete Devices
New to PRTG and have scanned network and have a large number of devices I do not want to monitor. I can remove one at a time, but would like to know if there is a method to select all I want to delete and remove/delete at one time. ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
HTTP proxy integration for PRTG ZOOM Sensor
We would like the PRTG ZOOM Sensor to have an HTTP proxy integration like the PRTG REST Sensor, for example, since the probe only communicates via a proxy. Article Comments Hello, I have made the internal submission of this. T...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
How to Put Coordinate Sensors in PRTG
Good Day How to graph a dynamic geolocation data from snmp oid sensors. it seem the data not write correctly in tables. Article Comments Hello hambaliakmad, Thank you for the post, could you expand on the problem? Want to ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
SNMP Sensors cant be added on PRTG.
Error code #244 Device doesn't support the required uptime OID for traffic sensors. The sensor shows down status because of simulated error. Error code #PE034 Article Comments Hello Dear customer A simulated error is se...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Hi. I'm using PRTG version 16.1.21.1924. Some snmp sensors when are send notification to Telegram bot appears message "HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request" Some snmp sensors work normally. What's happend. Thank you. ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Hello anyone, i need help.
So i've problem with PRTG sensor, i dont know its a glitch or what, when i look at realtime view its looks intermitten, but the remote it self is normal. I can ping directly to remote smoothly. Things looks weird when i try to zoom in,...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Dark Mode no longer works after recent Windows update - PRTG Installed Version 22.1.75.1594+
Hi, After the recent Windows update I've noticed that PRTG's Dark Mode no longer works. Did anyone notice the same issue? Is there a way to "force" Dark Mode? Thanks, Attila PS Below is the server's info: OS Na...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Notification whne I have 300+ sensors in UNKNOWN state - possible?
Hi. Is it possible to get notified when I have X amount of sensors in UNKNOWN state? Maybe though the API? Article Comments Hello there Thank you for reaching us. You can use our state trigger to notify you when there is a...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
SSL Certificate Sensor and Cloudflare
We have been using SSL Certificate Sensor for number of websites/domains and it was working fine for years until I moved some of them to Cloudflare for DNS (SSL/TLS encryption mode is Full (strict)). I'm getting this error message now...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Can't find 32Bit SNMP traffic sensor
I recently had a problem with a SNMP traffic sensor. It was monitoring bond traffic on an iDRAC. I wanted to add the same type of sensor, monitoring the same interface but can't find the type of sensor that was used before. After check...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Google Chat Webhook
Hello, I am having issues connecting PRTG to use Webhook on Google Chat. Is there someone who can help me with the step-by-step procedure on how to do this since PRTG does not support XML or JSON. Thanks Article Comments ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Cannot add SNMP Linux Physical Disk Sensor
I have two SuperMicro Servers running Debian. I have monitoring configured and working for SNMP Traffic, SNMP Linux Load Average, SNMP Linux Meminfo, and SNMP Linux Disk Free on both Servers. When I try to add the Physical Disk Sensor, I ...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Switch Interface Status Monitoring
Dear Support Team Hello At the moment by snmp traffic sensor we can only notice that a port is disconnected and its exact status is not shown including the admin down or etc... Is there a way to monitor and understand the type of problem...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Remote Probe Installation for Non-Administrators
Want this feature implemented, too? Please upvote by clicking Thumbs up! (Posts as a reply won't be published in this feature request thread. Read Me!) User story As a PRTG Administrator, I want to be able to allow PRTG users...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
How can I remove drives from the Free Space Sensor?
I have been successfully monitoring the free disk space on a server using the WMI Free Disk Space (Multi Drive) Sensor. The server originally had 10 drives, but we have now removed 3 of them from the server. The sensor is reporting the mi...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
SMTP with Office365
Hi Guys, Please can someone help? I have used all the smtp guides for office 365 with prtg, but nothing I do works. The account I am using is MFA protected, could this be the problem? If yes, I am using a app password that I generated...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
[OPEN] Enable/Disable Unusual Detection On Sensor Level
Want this feature implemented? Please upvote! Posts in this thread won't be published. Read Me! User Story As a PRTG User, I want to be able to disable the unusual detection on a per sensor level. Details of User Story At t...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
[OPEN] SNMP v3 Trap implementation
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Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
SQL Monitoring
Hallo zusammen, ich bin mir sicher für den ein oder anderen ist es eine Sache von 2 sek... aber ich stell mich an wie ein Depp. :D Ich würde gerne in einer DB einfach nur eine eine Zeile "Status" prüfen, sobald dort das kleine...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Create Sensor RestAPI
Hello, I'm creating a sensor using Rest Custom to capture the information through JsonPath expression. I noticed that when I create a template to filter the result of a line that contains separator "-" PRTG cannot bring the re...
Tue, 10 Jun, 2025 at 8:12 PM