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This PC has an HTTP sensor that maintained a steady conenction until 3/30/18 ..se below ..and hasn't

http-sensor http-sensor-purpose socket-error-10061

Views: 1755, on Apr 18, 2018 2:24:24 PM

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Are Windows Device CALs required for monitoring via SNMP or WMI?

licensing microsoft prtg

Views: 1755, on Oct 9, 2018 12:44:19 PM

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DNS server does not respond

dns notifications prtg

Views: 1754, on Sep 30, 2021 3:14:57 AM

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WMI Event Log

eventid log-entry wmi

Views: 1754, on Nov 15, 2017 7:23:12 AM

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Group Device Icons on Geo Map

geo-maps geomaps improve-prtg maps prtg-kbtracker

Views: 1754, on Jul 1, 2019 8:39:55 AM

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Trigger WMI Service sensor restart by CPU instead of start/stop status

cpu-load trigger wmi-service

Views: 1753, on Nov 5, 2018 10:08:15 AM

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Down status is not error

down error ping

Views: 1753, on Oct 10, 2019 8:00:34 AM

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How to send a custom notification to e-mail

e-mail generate notifications prtg trigger

Views: 1753, on Oct 15, 2019 7:04:49 PM

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Monitor for multiple strings in Event Log monitor sensor

eventlog message wmi

Views: 1753, on Jun 30, 2020 9:06:27 PM

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notifications - http action

http-action notifications sms

Views: 1753, on May 30, 2016 12:26:26 AM

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Which sensor types will be removed from PRTG and what are the alternatives?

remove removed sensor-types update

Views: 1753, on Jan 29, 2018 2:33:27 PM

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"WMI service" sensor for Windows Server

sensor services wmi

Views: 1753, on Feb 14, 2019 3:55:48 AM

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Customized MAP icons lost after upgrade

customized-icons licencse maps

Views: 1752, on Aug 8, 2016 8:46:15 AM

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Hiding Probe Health (Probe Disconnected) in Maps

disconnected down maps probe-health

Views: 1752, on Oct 30, 2019 10:01:42 AM

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How to extract script name field from PRTG sensor with the help of powershell script

powershell prtg-network-monitor scripting

Views: 1752, on Jun 23, 2020 7:38:35 AM