PRTG is an extensible network monitoring product from Paessler AG. This tag should be used primarily for the API side of this product and programming custom-built sensors, rather than question about the product itself.
Questions tagged [prtg]
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Java 7 and TLSv1.2 socket
I am trying to connect to a web server with encryption. The web server allows only connections using protocol TLSv1.2.
I've modified this snippet from official doc
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.net.ssl.*;
/*
* This example…

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Powershell invoke-webrequest not working
I have a Powershell script that is supposed to run an Invoke-WebRequest against a site. I want to use this script with PRTG Network Monitor to ensure that a web server is up and running properly.
Currently, the script works running from my local…

Shawn L.
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Get the cumulative bytes sent and received from a NIC
Is there an easy way (via a script perhaps) to get the cumulative bytes sent and received from a NIC on Windows Server 2008?
For example, the NIC currently shows around 18 MB of sent data and 765 MB of received data.
Since my server provider does…

smartins
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"Thread was being aborted" in WCF Service Call
In my program there is a aspx page that contains wcf client, that so on calls wcf service located on same server.
I`v get this exception when my wcf client calls wcf service hosted in IIS on production server.
Ex. msg: Thread was being aborted.
Ex…

igor
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Inno Setup - Parameter "ValueData" is not a valid value
I'm trying to compile an installation package for a networking monitoring utility called PRTG. I am basically doing this:
http://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/60635-how-can-i-silently-install-a-remote-probe-in-my-network
except, I'm trying to automate…

user3900905
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Powershell - NewItemUnauthorizedAccessError
I receive the following error when using the New-Item cmdlet to create backup copies of files:
new-item : Access to the path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\webroot\mailtemplates' is denied.
At line:1 char:21
+ foreach ($i in $a)…

Kyra
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How could new WaitHandle [] return null? Or does it?
I am using a FluorineFx 1.0.0.17 in my project and working with NetConnection to connect to a RTMP host (Flash Media Server). I am creating a RTMP monitoring probe for PRTG.
There is always an error at the end of the main application process on the…

mizi_sk
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PowerShell -notlike not working in Where-Object
I'm struggling with this code:
Get-Sensor -Name Ping | where {$_.Tags -like "Kat.A" -or $_.Tags -like "Kat.B" -or $_.Tags -like "Kat.C" -or $_.Tags -like "Kat.D"} | Select-Object Device, Tags
I get these values via. Connect-PrtgServer. The output…

HorstSchlemmer12345
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Is there a way to return or get an output of JSON contents without using the print statement in Python?
Curious whether there's a way to return or output JSON contents into the terminal or somehow call them without using the print statement?
I'm writing a Python script to create a custom sensor in PRTG. The main goal of the script is to retrieve JSON…
user15565485
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Telegram curl text "%device" error "Bad Request: text must be encoded in UTF-8"
We're using Telegram notifications to get status of our Virtual Machines and other services using PRTG Monitoring Tool.
ProblemNotificacions are not working via CURL and POST
Configuration
curl -X POST https://api.telegram.org//sendMessage…

Masplus
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Opentelemetry integration with Nagios or PRTG
To monitor services and software we would like to start using Opentelemetry.
We saw that there are many tools for visualizing the results of such controls. Is it possible to get information from Opentelemetry and visualize them on Nagios or PRTG…

user19337829
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Difference between PRTG and Grafana
I would like to know the difference between Grafana and PRTG from a functional point of view.
We use PRTG at work and I have to do a proof of concept on Grafana.
Every morning I look at the errors / warnings reported by PRTG but I lack overall…

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Monitoring SQL transactions and their elapsed time in seconds
i'm currently challenged with the task to monitor an mssql server and i'd like to get an overview of pending/running transactions in tempDB.
I use following query to get a table of transactions and their elapsed_time_seconds
SELECT
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kriech0r
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PRTG Vsphere snapshot script
I'm trying to find a working script to get active snapshots on vsphere 6.7.
I've found this script linked to PAessler script portal:
CheckForVMwareSnapshots
The script is working running on Powershell inside the probe, but if I try to using it in…

Cipo80
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Index data in ElasticSearch from a WEB API
Im trying to index / insert data from an API of a service called PRTG into elasticsearch. This API when i go to an specific URL returns a JSON file, like an WEB API, without downloading nothing. I thought it was possible with this command:
curl…

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