MRTG

Spec sheet

Purpose

MRTG monitors network traffic and generates HTML pages with PNG graphs showing it.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

Intended users

The maker describes mailing lists for MRTG users and for people developing software connected to MRTG or modifying MRTG itself.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

Platforms

The maker’s pages describe MRTG for Unix/Linux and Windows, and the download page points to a NetWare installation guide.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

Support

The maker lists user, announcement, and developer mailing lists, plus Usenet and IRC discussion options.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

License

MRTG is available under the GNU General Public License; the license page says users may use it subject to its stated restrictions on claiming authorship and relicensing it.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

Founded

1995Read 28 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

Configuration

The software includes configuration tools and supports identifying router interfaces by IP address, description, or Ethernet address.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

Data sources

It can monitor router traffic, any chosen SNMP variable, or data gathered by an external program.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

Distribution

The download page directs Unix users to tar.gz files and Windows users to zip files.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

Graphs

MRTG generates PNG graphics, and the appearance of its generated webpages is configurable.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

History

Its graphs include daily, seven-day, five-week, and twelve-month views, while consolidated logs retain relevant traffic data for two years.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

RRDtool

MRTG has built-in hooks for using RRDtool.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

SNMP

MRTG includes an SNMP implementation written in Perl and supports SNMPv2c 64-bit counters.Read 30 Sep 2026 · mrtg.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Bandwidth Monitoring Software#20 of 337.7