Displays a visual indicator for bandwidth usage showing both incoming and outgoing traffic in real time as well as the application that generates that traffic. Compiles monthly, weekly, daily as well as hourly reports.
DU Meter is a network utility that monitors your bandwidth usage from/to Internet as well as from/to your local network. The program offers you a visual indicator that allows you to know the incoming and outgoing network traffic rates in real time, plus a list of the programs that are receiving or sending information currently. Besides, you count on hourly, daily, weekly and monthly reports that help you evaluate your bandwidth usage in the long term.
This utility installs a very small, semi-transparent window on your screen the contents of which can be rotated among Internet traffic, LAN traffic and Programs. This window is so small that it doesn't interfere with the normal usage of your PC. You can right-click on this window to get access to all the program's functions, like the "Welcome" wizard, the "Totals and reports" window, the user and administrator options windows and the "Network connections viewer". There are also other options you can enable like the automatic visibility, the mini-mode and the stopwatch. They can be accessed quickly through some of the function keys.
Some of the most interesting features offered by DU Meter can be found in the "Administrator options" window, however, they're almost exclusively designed for experts and network administrators. This window offers you possibilities like filtering the traffic monitor by IP address or network adapter and selecting the information that will appear in the program's main window. Moreover, you can set this window to appear automatically when the average transmission rate exceeds certain threshold. The program even allows you to set a cost per megabyte, along with a free allowance and a weekend rate, for you to make a general idea about the total cost of your data transfer for a specific period of time.
Finally, the program allows you to configure short-period and long-period alerts and set an e-mail address to receive automatic notifications. DU Meter keeps all the collected information on a database that you can backup and restore so that you can recover it even after you reinstall the program.
All in all, DU Meter is a handy tool that will be very helpful for most network administrators and IT managers. It allows them to know the bandwidth usage at a glance and take the appropriate actions when something is going wrong or is out of the expected. The program is fully compatible with the brand-new Windows 10.
v5.3 [Feb 4, 2012]
Localization fixes
Badly broken localization after an upgrade from version 5.26: Some localization files were not updated properly during an upgrade.
Language setting in DU Meter options did not reflect actual GUI language in effect.
Several typos and other small errors in localized text are fixed.
DU Meter title bar showed wrong text after a language change.
GUI Fixes
DU Meter taskband was not working properly on Windows Server 2008 R2 or when Windows 7 classic theme was in effect.
Network connection Viewer did not show names for some processes.
Network Connection Viewer now fully supports IPv6.
Mini-mode is activated on double-click regardless whether DU Meter taskbar band is visible or not.
DU Meter "beep" sound was clipping badly.
Registration notification dialog is no longer shown if full-screen applicaton is active (game, video, etc.)
Two registration notification messages were shown sometimes after the reboot.
Startup & shutdown fixes
DU Meter intermittently failed to start on Windows startup if auto-logon is enabled.
DU Meter service sometimes failed to start properly on some Windows XP computers with SSD hard disks (and reported Error 111 to the Windows event log).
Rare crashes on Windows shutdown are fixed.
Installation fixes
DU Meter installer should not proceed with the install if Base Filtering Engine (BFE) is not working properly on user's computer.
DU Meter service was not explicitly defined as depending on Base Filtering Engine on Windows Vista and later.
DU Meter service reinstall sometimes leaved service not registered properly during an upgrade.
Other fixes
Corrected DU Meter Service error reporting: errors were not always saved in the error log.
DU Meter error log could grow without limit: new error reporting component prevents this.
Token handle leak in DU Meter service fixed: DU Meter could leak handles if nobody is logged in and desktop notifications are scheduled to be run.
IPv4 filter mask was not applied properly if custom IP address filter was specified in DU Meter options.
A program that lets you easily manage your laptop connections to WiMAX networks
