Nov 30 2008 8:58AM GMT

FirePlotter shows real-time Internet traffic on Cisco PIX, ASA, and Fortinet

David Davis Profile: David Davis

I ran across this cool firewall tool called Fireplotter. It graphs and shows real-time Internet traffic going through your Cisco PIX, ASA, or Fortinet Firewall. You can use it to:

Find out why your internet connection seems to have slowed down
Identify unfamiliar connections
See Bandwidth Hoggers
Track down Virus or Malware infected PCs
Monitor undesirable Website Usage
Check that email is flowing in and out
Check that VPNs are up
Use Basic View Mode to summarize traffic, Advanced View Mode for details
Monitor network availability

I like that the free “watch only” version is available to be used at no cost! The commercial versions offer more features and are tiered per the size of your firewall.

You can download Fireplotter and read more about it at: www.FirePlotter.com