At first DU Meter appears to be a Speed Test that resides on your computer. But it's more. It is a powerful and user-friendly tool that enables you to use your Internet connection more efficiently. DU Meter lets you see how much of your full bandwidth potential is actually utilized at any given point, either by displaying a real-time graph, numerical display, or both. It works with Dial-Up, DSL, Cable Modem, and Ethernet cards. DU Meter can be configured to fit neatly in the blank space on your browser toolbar, preserving valuable desktop real estate. It also uses only a very small amount of Windows resources and memory.
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DU Meter
Full support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Support for very high traffic rates (gigabits per second)
Semi-transparent main window option
Auto hide and new mini-mode to preserve screen realestate
Maximum graph value label and horizontal graph line showing maximum value
More pre-defined connection types: ADSL, Cable Modem, T1, and more.
Fully customizable traffic volume and dial-up connection time alert
Fully customizable daily, weekly and monthly totals display,
Ability to export data to Excel, Word, HTML, Text and other formats
Optional computer shutdown when traffic volume drops below a certain minumum
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DU Meter is a standalone utility whose installation involves no changes to your Windows system files. The current version includes several great features, including full logging and reporting capabilities, auto-hide, an option to remove the DU Meter window caption, the ability to load with Windows and a readout in either kilobytes per second or kilobits per second which can be scaled to your own modem download capabilities. DU Meter also includes a handy stopwatch which accurately times downloads and reports the average transfer rates, plus full compatibility with Win 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7.