Which utility is specifically designed for real-time bandwidth monitoring on a port in MikroTik?

• A. BandwidthD
• B. Torch
• C. MRTG
• D. Top

Answer: (B)

Torch provides real-time visibility into traffic on a MikroTik interface. It shows live throughput per host and per port with source and destination IPs, ports, and protocols, updating as packets flow. This makes it ideal for on-the-spot bandwidth checks, troubleshooting congestion, or identifying what’s using the link. You can filter to focus on a specific IP or port to watch just the traffic you’re investigating. Other tools like BandwidthD and MRTG are designed for historical data collection and graphing over time, not immediate per-connection monitoring. Top, meanwhile, shows system resource usage rather than per-port network bandwidth. So for real-time bandwidth monitoring on a port, Torch is the right choice.