McAfee VirusScan Plus, User Manual

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110 McAfee VirusScan Plus
Monitoring Internet traffic
Firewall provides a number of methods to monitor your Internet
traffic, including the following:
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Traffic Analysis graph : Displays recent inbound and
outbound Internet traffic.
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Traffic Usage graph : Displays the percentage of bandwidth
used by the most active programs during the past 24 hour
period.
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Active Programs : Displays those programs that currently use
the most network connections on your computer and the IP
addresses the programs access.
About the Traffic Analysis graph
The Traffic Analysis graph is a numerical and graphical
representation of inbound and outbound Internet traffic. Also,
the Traffic Monitor displays programs that use the most network
connections on your computer and the IP addresses that the
programs access.
From the Traffic Analysis pane, you can view recent inbound and
outbound Internet traffic, current, average, and maximum
transfer rates. You can also view traffic volume, including the
amount of traffic since you started Firewall, and the total traffic
for the current and previous months.
The Traffic Analysis pane displays real-time Internet activity on
your computer, including the volume and rate of recent inbound
and outbound Internet traffic on your computer, connection
speed, and total bytes transferred across the Internet.
The solid green line represents the current rate of transfer for
incoming traffic. The dotted green line represents the average
rate of transfer for incoming traffic. If the current rate of transfer
and the average rate of transfer are the same, the dotted line does
not appear on the graph. The solid line represents both the
average and current rates of transfer.
The solid red line represents the current rate of transfer for
outgoing traffic. The red dotted line represents the average rate of
transfer for outgoing traffic. If the current rate of transfer and the
average rate of transfer are the same, the dotted line does not
appear on the graph. The solid line represents both the average
and current rates of transfer.