Internet Traffic Monitoring

Good news is coming towards those in need of an application traffic monitoring tool with the release of the third beta of NetLimiter. Don't stress yourselves too much about the beta label because this issue of NetLimiter is rock steady, with all major bugs being fixed.

Users of 64- and 32-bit systems will be able to enjoy the traffic restrictions imposed by the application as this covers them both. Starting this edition NetLimiter is fully compatible with all Windows systems, from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 (64-bit editions included).

As our review points out, the program is stable, the only reason it is still in beta being that more features have to be added. Once it reaches the final stage of development for this version NetLimiter will feature the plugin for statistics, advanced TCP/IP testing tools (among these there is packet loss and latency simulation), IPv6 support, Internet traffic priorities as well as import/export function of settings and statistics.




This stage of development lasts until October 1st, which means that until then you can use the current Pro edition with no restrictions and strings attached. That gives you about 50 days of use. Those who have bought version 2 of NetLimiter after November 25th 2008 benefit from a special offer that allows free upgrading to the latest variant of the software.

Nobody wants to be confined in any way when it comes to connecting to the Internet, but in some cases you'll just have to limit the traffic of one application to favor another one's. Here's where NetLimiter comes in. It lets you impose per-program download/upload speed limitations with no real effort at all. Besides letting you shape the bandwidth yourself, the application sports a basic firewall that affects both inbound and outbound connections.




Another great attribute of NetLimiter is its ability to bring down the confinement according to a user-set schedule. Thus you can restrict traffic for specific applications during a time interval and allow others full download/upload access.

Though not yet the final release, NetLimiter is stable enough to be used on any sort of computers. Should glitches occur you can drop feedback in the email provided on the beta page of the program. You can download it from this Softpedia link and test it freely until October 1st.