Net Meter

Net Meter is an advanced network traffic-monitoring tool that provides a wide array of information on a single or multiple network adapters at the same time.

The program opens a floating window on the screen that shows traffic details in real time, as well as a graph that lets you keep an eye on download and upload rates with ease.

But Net Meter provides much more than that, and the first thing you should notice is the ability to work with any type of connection, including dial-up, ISDN, cable model, any Ethernet card and ADSL.

Plus, the program can generate detailed reports using the collected information, so you can see either a summary or reports on a specific period, such as days, weeks or months. Traffic log files can be exported separately in three different formats, namely TXT, CSV and HTML.

The program gives you the power to enable notifications when certain user-defined limits are reached, with the possibility of playing sounds, sending emails or even launching programs.

Obviously, you're allowed not only to choose the adapters to monitor, but also the way the graphs and the other displayed information looks, so make sure you have a look in the settings menu as well.

Last but not least, Net Meter also comprises a dedicated stopwatch utility that helps you easily measure downloads and average transfer rates, with a clean interface that displays all collected information.

Net Meter is far from being a resource hog, but instead it runs on a moderate amount of hardware resources, regardless of the Windows version installed on a specific machine.

This is handy piece of software that helps users track network connections, providing not only a great amount of information but also lots of customization tools.