Do you know what traffic is running over your network? Can you see if your bandwidth is being used for good or evil? What about identifying those traffic spikes caused by marketing forwarding around the latest YouTube® video or the occasional lunch-hour Warcraft® tournament over in support? Did you know that you already have the resources on your network to answer all of these questions and more? All you need to do is unlock the power of NetFlow!

Never fear we have the key… we’ve developed a free tool that shows you exactly what’s on your network. SolarWinds’ newest free tool, Real-time NetFlow Analyzer, unlocks the power of NetFlow on your network, empowering you to shutdown the bandwidth hogs and ensure peak performance of your mission-critical network applications.

If you are new to NetFlow, you’re going to love this powerful protocol developed by Cisco Systems® to collect IP traffic information on routers. And, if you haven’t already, it is easy to turn on flows on your existing Cisco routers to get deep visibility into what’s happening on your network. We even have a free tool – NetFlow Configurator – to help you remotely configure NetFlow v5 via SNMP on supported Cisco® devices, so you can get started immediately.

Once you’ve turned on NetFlow, Real-time NetFlow Analyzer captures and analyzes this data in real time to show you exactly what types of traffic are on your network, where that traffic is coming from, and where it is going. Finally, you can take the guesswork out of diagnosing network traffic spikes and troubleshooting bandwidth issues with this free NetFlow monitoring tool!

Real-time NetFlow Analyzer displays inbound and outbound traffic separately for granular analysis that makes problem diagnosis quick and easy. Even better, you can view the historical NetFlow data broken out by application, conversation, domain, endpoint, and protocol. That way you know exactly how your bandwidth is being used and by whom.

Put an end to complaints about the network being slow! With Real-time NetFlow Analyzer, you’ll get the visibility into NetFlow data that you’ve been waiting for. This free tool will enable you to:

• Investigate, troubleshoot, and quickly remediate network slowdowns
• Easily identify which users, devices, and applications are consuming the most bandwidth
• Isolate inbound and outbound traffic by conversation, application, domain, endpoint, and protocol
• Personalize NetFlow data displays to view traffic by specified time periods (up to 60 minutes) and by traffic type
• Customize refresh rates and display units for NetFlow traffic

* SolarWinds Real-time NetFlow Analyzer supports NetFlow Version 5 and records up to 60 minutes of NetFlow data.

SolarWinds' Head Geek Tackles the Power of NetFlow

“SolarWinds products are not only easy to use, operate and require no training, but they also enable us to quickly spot, isolate, diagnose and repair problems before they impact our users."

— Simon Bennett, Senior Information Security Specialist, University of Dundee