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Are you looking for net bandwidth going out or internal utilization?
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Are you looking for net bandwidth going out or internal utilization?

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External. &nbsp;Net bandwidth going in/out.
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Thanks netcmh. &nbsp;What does it mean by 'server'. &nbsp;Say I don't have any servers.
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Thanks netcmh.  What does it mean by 'server'.  Say I don't have any servers.

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Server's the box running the analyzer. Doesn't have to be a &quot;server&quot; could be a laptop/workstation.
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Server's the box running the analyzer. Doesn't have to be a "server" could be a laptop/workstation.

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Gotcha. &nbsp;So it has to be something connected to the firewall via Ethernet?
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Gotcha.  So it has to be something connected to the firewall via Ethernet?

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Sorry for he delay. &nbsp;Working on this.
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Thanks for the grade. Good luck!
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What's the best way to check the current bandwidth utilization in the office? &nbsp;We have have Internet-&gt; PAN fw-&gt;juniper switches-&gt;users. &nbsp;Is it something built into those devices to check that or install some app on the top of that, or...<br />
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I want to look at what bandwidth utilization I have now and estimate it's max growth based on new headcount / office expansion.
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What's the best way to check the current bandwidth utilization in the office?  We have have Internet-> PAN fw->juniper switches->users.  Is it something built into those devices to check that or install some app on the top of that, or...
 
I want to look at what bandwidth utilization I have now and estimate it's max growth based on new headcount / office expansion.

current bandwidth utilization

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