Monitoring Your Network Router Performance

How to Monitor Your Network Routers (Day 9/30) Your router connects you to the world.

It’s the single most important device for internet access. If it's slow or down,

your entire business is offline. You need to monitor your router's performance to ensure fast,

reliable internet connectivity. Like switches, use SNMP to track CPU and Memory.

But for routers, the key is also tracking interfaces. Monitor the bandwidth utilization on the

external (Internet) port and the internal (LAN) port. You also want to track the route

table. Get an alert if your BGP or OSPF routes suddenly disappear.

This gives you a complete picture, letting you know if slowness is due to high internet