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Understand your network.
Guides on measuring bandwidth and latency on a Mac, reading what your router reports, and telling a real fault from a busy evening.
- Internet Connectivity·
How to Fix Packet Loss: A Step-by-Step Guide
Fix packet loss by finding where it starts. Test on a cable, fix your Wi-Fi, quiet your network, restart the router, and gather evidence for your ISP.
- Internet Connectivity·
What Is Packet Loss, and How Much Is Too Much?
Packet loss is the share of data packets that never arrive. Learn what causes it, how much is acceptable for calls and games, and how to test for it.
- Network Management·
Real-Time Bandwidth Monitoring on a Mac
See live upload and download speed on your Mac with Activity Monitor or nettop, then monitor your whole network in real time from the menu bar with PeakHour.
- Network Management·
How to Check Data Usage on a Mac (Daily and Monthly)
Check data usage on your Mac with Activity Monitor or Terminal, and see why macOS has no monthly total. Then track usage against your ISP's data cap.
- Internet Connectivity·
Slow Internet on Your Mac? How to Find the Cause and Fix It
Internet slow on your Mac but fine on your phone? Find out whether it's your Mac, Wi-Fi, router or ISP, then fix it in minutes. Updated for current macOS.
- Network Management·
Remote Network Monitoring on a Mac
Check your home network from your phone or another computer. How to set up remote network monitoring on a Mac, keep it secure, and reach it when you're away.
- Network Management·
Mac Network Monitoring Setup: A 9-Step Checklist
Set up network monitoring on your Mac step by step: free macOS tools first, then your router, alerts and history, so you can see what's slowing your connection.
- Network Management·
SNMP vs UPnP for Network Monitoring on a Mac
SNMP or UPnP? How each lets a Mac read your router's traffic, what macOS includes, the security trade-offs, and which one to turn on at home or in an office.
- Internet Connectivity·
The 5 Best Bandwidth Monitoring Tools for Mac in 2026
We compared the best Mac bandwidth monitors for 2026 (PeakHour, iStat Menus, Little Snitch, TripMode and Stats) on features, pricing and App Store availability.
- Internet Connectivity·
How to Test Internet Speed on Your Mac (7 Ways)
Test your Mac's internet speed with the built-in networkQuality command, a browser test, or a live menu bar monitor. Step by step for current macOS.
- Internet Connectivity·
How to Track ISP Performance on a Mac
Test your ISP's speed with the networkQuality command built into macOS, find out whether your router or your ISP is at fault, and log outages as evidence.
- News·
A Word on Pricing: Why PeakHour Moved to a Subscription
Why PeakHour moved to a subscription with PeakHour 5, and how pricing works today: $19.99 a year or a one-time $59.99 lifetime license.
- News·
Introducing PeakHour 5
PeakHour 5 was our biggest update yet: a major step forward for monitoring your internet connection's stability and performance from your Mac.