Transfer speed monitor

The Transfer speed monitor measures the transfer speed between Network Monitor and an asset. The test measures the time it takes to download the specified amount of data from the chargen.exe server running on the asset.

A chargen (Character Generator) server must be installed and running on the asset. Microsoft supplies a chargen server for Windows as part of the Simple TCP/IP Services service. This service is typically installed as a feature on Windows servers. The chargen.exe server uses port 19 (TCP) by default.

• System type: All
• Category: Network services

Note: Only monitor specific settings are documented here. See Standard monitor settings.

Monitor specific properties

• Transfer speed - Minimum transfer speed in the selected unit.
• Unit - The unit to record the transfer speed test in. Shown in real time chart and reports.
• Data size - Size, in kilo bytes, of total amount of data to receive in the test.
• Port number - The port number the TFTP server is configured to use. Defaults to 19.