![]() In this case we've set 200ms as the warning color, and 500ms as what we thought was a critical speed (PingPlotter defaults to 200ms and 500ms for these values, however, you can change them in the Display section of the Options dialog available under the Edit menu).ħ - The red line on the graph represents the average response time for each host for the currently selected samples. If a number is displayed as ERR, that means the packet was lost (i.e.: a packet was sent out, but never made it back).Ħ - Shows you the thresholds you've set for the colors on the trace graph background. Any timeouts/lost packets are not included in this value.ĥ - The Cur column shows the individual sample time of the most recent sample included in the set. This is not a flaw in PingPlotter, it just means that your DNS server doesn't have a name for that IP address (or that address just doesn't have a DNS name, period).Ĥ - The Avg column shows the average response time of the last "X" samples (where "X" is the "Focus Time"). A "-" in this column indicates that PingPlotter was unable to resolve a name for that device's IP address. In the live application, this line isn't shown because it is available elsewhere.ģ - This column shows the DNS name of the device for that hop. On "Copy as image" or "Save as image"-created images, you'll see the "XXXX samples timed:" value used to create this graph (where XXXX = "Focus Time"). It's nice to know the time window the trace was done in. This will focus the upper graph on that period you double-clicked (we cover this topic in a bit more detail below).ġ - The DNS name and IP Address for the host you're doing the trace to - in nice big letters so you quickly know which trace you're looking at.Ģ - Beginning and ending times/dates for the trace. By default, you're looking at the most recently collected samples - but you can also focus on samples that are not the most recent samples by double-clicking on the time graph. The lower horizontal graph is called Timeline Graph.Īll numbers on the trace graph use the " Focus Time" setting to control how many samples are used in the calculations. All columns on the trace graph are re-sizable. The upper graph is called the Trace Graph. Please refer to the below image (annotated with numbers) that we've saved from PingPlotter ("File" -> "Save Image"), and the explanations (referencing the numbers) below the graphs. We'll explore both in this section, as well as some other items related to them. There are actually two graphs available, the Trace Data Graph, and the Timeline Graph. At a glance, you're able to visually see where a problem lies. ![]() The graphs are where PingPlotter really shines.
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