MRTG

Spec sheet

Purpose

MRTG monitors traffic load on network links and generates HTML pages with PNG images showing that traffic.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Platforms

The maker describes MRTG as written in Perl and working on Unix/Linux and Windows; its download page offers tar.gz archives for Unix and ZIP files for Windows.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Support

The maker lists user, announcement, and developer mailing lists, plus Usenet and IRC discussion channels.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

License

MRTG is available under the GNU General Public License.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Headquarters

Olten, SwitzerlandRead 28 Sep 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Founded

1994Read 28 Sep 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Configuration

MRTG includes tools for automatic configuration and setup, and its generated webpage appearance is configurable.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Data retention

Its consolidated log retains relevant traffic data for the last two years without growing over time.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Graphs

It creates daily, seven-day, five-week, and twelve-month traffic views.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Integration

MRTG has built-in hooks for using RRDtool.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Monitoring

MRTG uses SNMP to read router traffic counters and can monitor any SNMP variable or data gathered by an external program.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Scale

The documentation says MRTG can monitor 200 or more network links from a halfway decent UNIX box.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Setup requirement

The Windows installation guide says MRTG requires a current copy of Perl.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

SNMP support

MRTG includes a Perl SNMP implementation and supports SNMPv2c 64-bit counters.Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Network Monitoring#26 of 557.8