Will DU Meter see traffic from VMWare virtual machines?
Overview
DU Meter operates on OSI layer 3 (IP layer). When a VMware virtual machine is using bridged networking, the bridging occurs on layer 2 (datalink layer), and Windows does not pass that data to DU Meter. Therefore, if you're using bridged networking, bridged traffic is not seen by DU Meter unless it is generated locally.
Workarounds
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Use NAT networking in VMware - Packets will be routed on your host computer, and DU Meter can see routed traffic
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Disable IP address filtering - Change DU Meter to "not filter by IP address". This way, DU Meter will ask network adapters for aggregate totals, which includes whatever is sent from VMware guests
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Install DU Meter in each VM - Install DU Meter both in the host and in the guests, and use dumeter.net service to get aggregate totals for all computers, physical and virtual
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