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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.
- Network Management·
How PeakHour Finds Your Router Automatically
PeakHour finds your router on every network you join, without saving it. How it picks the right one, keeps its history and protects your data cap.
- 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 Mac, Fine on Phone? 14 Fixes
Mac internet slow but your phone is fine? A 2-minute check shows if it's your Mac, Wi-Fi, router or ISP, then 14 fixes that work.
- 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 Mac: 7 Ways
Test your Mac's internet speed with the built-in networkQuality command, show live speed in the menu bar, or check Wi-Fi link rate. 5 ways need no install.
- 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.