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How can I monitor MikroTik devices with PRTG?

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Views: 46881, on Aug 18, 2010 8:18:45 PM

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How can I propose new features or sensors for PRTG?

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By Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]
Views: 46543, on Apr 30, 2018 7:55:52 AM

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Could not open port 162 (code: PE245)(Could not bind socket. Address and port are already in use.)

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Views: 46505, on Sep 22, 2016 7:47:50 PM

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How to correctly monitor Linux "real" memory usage?

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Views: 46475, on Oct 9, 2010 11:47:58 AM

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How can I monitor an ILIO VDI Storage platform?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 46342, on Feb 13, 2013 4:27:23 PM

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How can I monitor and gets alerts when an event log entry happens?

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Views: 46186, on Dec 14, 2010 11:22:03 PM

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Monitoring e-mail queue on postfix

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Views: 46063, on Jun 13, 2011 6:52:58 AM

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7 replies

Procedure to backup and restore PRTG

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Views: 45998, on Dec 6, 2017 9:05:21 PM

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My Event Log sensor ignores changes in the event log. What can I do?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 45995, on Jan 27, 2014 1:45:45 PM

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Create own statistics? (Toplists)

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Views: 45991, on Nov 26, 2012 9:55:49 AM

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How does PRTG calculate the MOS score for QoS sensors?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 45991, on Nov 13, 2013 3:23:08 PM

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58 replies

How to permanently delete a channel from a sensor

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Views: 45707, on Jun 19, 2010 1:29:28 AM

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My probe(s) are disconnected. What can I do?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 45572, on Mar 25, 2014 1:19:25 PM

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How to remove PAESSHSTART and PAESSHEND from history

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Views: 45518, on Oct 16, 2013 1:29:23 PM

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How can I use PowerShell scripts with PRTG's 'Execute Program' notification?

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By Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]
Views: 45239, on Apr 20, 2011 12:32:44 PM