Which tool provides real-time traffic observation on a RouterOS interface?

• A. Traffic Monitor
• B. Torch
• C. Graphing Tool
• D. Realtime Packet View

Answer: (B)

Torch is the tool that provides real-time traffic observation on a RouterOS interface. It shows live per-flow details as packets pass through, including source and destination IPs, ports, protocol, and the current bandwidth rate for each active connection. This immediate, interactive view makes it ideal for troubleshooting and understanding what traffic is actually traversing an interface at that moment, such as verifying NAT behavior, spotting unexpected traffic, or confirming firewall rules are allowing or blocking the right flows.

Other options serve different purposes: Traffic Monitor offers overall interface usage statistics but not the granular, real-time per-flow view Torch provides; Graphing Tool collects data over time to build charts, which is useful for trends rather than instant observation; Realtime Packet View focuses on raw packet data rather than organized, per-flow throughput, making it less convenient for quick traffic status checks on an interface.