Obkio's Blog: Network Monitoring Insights

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What Is Network Diagnostics? Manual vs. Automatic Diagnosis

What Is Network Diagnostics? Manual vs. Automatic Diagnosis

Oct 2, 2026 | Network diagnostics identifies what's causing a network issue, where it is, and who needs to fix it. Learn how it works, manual vs. automatic diagnosis, and the data behind it.

How to Fix Intermittent Internet Issues: Is It Your Network or Your ISP?

How to Fix Intermittent Internet Issues: Is It Your Network or Your ISP?

Oct 1, 2026 | Learn how to fix intermittent Internet issues, find out if the cause is your network or your ISP, and collect the evidence your ISP needs to fix it.

How to Monitor Bandwidth Usage

How to Monitor Bandwidth Usage: Techniques, Tools & Troubleshooting

Sep 25, 2026 | Learn how to monitor bandwidth usage: how utilization is measured, 6 monitoring techniques, the best tools, and ways to troubleshoot common bandwidth issues.

What Is a Network Interface

What Is a Network Interface (and Why Your Monitoring Tool Should Care)

Sep 22, 2026 | A network interface connects a device to a network, but not all monitoring tools can tell you when it’s the problem. Learn what network interfaces are, how to check them, and why they matter for troubleshooting.

Obkio Insights: Automatic Network Diagnostics

Feature Release: Obkio Insights: Automatic Network Diagnostics

Sep 21, 2026 | Obkio Insights is now live: an automatic network diagnostics engine that pinpoints the root cause of issues in seconds, no manual digging required.

High Bandwidth Usage on Firewalls: How to Diagnose & Fix It

High Bandwidth Usage on Firewalls: How to Diagnose & Fix It

Sep 17, 2026 | Network running slow or firewall struggling to keep up? Learn what causes high bandwidth usage, how to diagnose it, and how to fix it fast.

How to Fix ISP Local Loop Issues

ISP Local Loop Issues: What They Are, What Causes Them, and How to Diagnose Them

Aug 28, 2026 | Learn how to fix ISP local loop issues (last mile issues). Discover the most common root causes, and how to diagnose a local loop issue using Obkio Insights.

How to Analyze Network Performance: Obkio's Monitoring Sessions

How to Analyze Your Network Performance: Reading Obkio's Network Monitoring Session Page

Aug 27, 2026 | Learn how to analyze network performance by reading Obkio's Network Monitoring Session page. Learn what each graph tells you about your network.

Network Status Overview: Know What's Wrong and Where

Obkio's Status Overview Widget: Know What's Wrong and Where, Instantly

Aug 24, 2026 | Obkio's new Status Overview widget surfaces the most important network issue detected across your sessions, and shows exactly where it's happening.

Introducing Obkio's Severity Summary Widget

Introducing Obkio's Severity Summary Widget: See Network Events at a Glance

Aug 17, 2026 | Obkio's new Severity Summary widget rolls up network severity across all your sessions into one matrix. See total time and event counts by severity level, at a glance.

Why Your Internet Is Slow: Network, ISP, or Machine?

Why Your Internet Is Slow: Is It Your Network, ISP, or Your Machine?

Aug 14, 2026 | Is your Internet slow? Learn how to tell if the problem is your network, your ISP, or your machine, and how to fix slow Internet fast.