Top Senders with the Most Conversation Partners report reveals senders with the most conversation partners for the selected interval.

A conversation is a connection between two devices that are transmitting information to one another over a single port. Conversation partner data has many uses. For example, the presence of a top sender with many conversation partners can denote activity by peer-to-peer application instances running on that host (for example, a download service).

Understand column data

The default view of each report contains a grid with the following columns:

  • Sender. Host name of the top sender with the most conversation partners.
    • Location. Field composed of top combined Cities with, State, and Country identifiers included.
  • City. Top sender cities.
  • Number of Partners. Number of successful connections that the sender has shared data over.
  • Packet Rate. Total average packet rate.
  • Packet Percentage. Percent of top n ranking total.

Click a column heading ( ) to display the column selection listing . You can also include:

  • IP address. Top sender IP address.
  • Hostname. Top sender hostname.
  • Subdivision. Subdivision for the current city.
  • Country. Country for the current city.
  • Latitude. Degrees latitude associated with the current city.
  • Longitude. Degrees longitude associated with the current city.
Tip: You can hover over a host name to display popup information about the host name's IP address. If you right-click on the host-name, a filter will be created that uses the host as the filter criteria and the Interface Details dashboard will reload with this filter applied.

Generate a report

Choose source.Choose a networking device or single physical or virtual interface. Choose traffic direction across an interface.

Choose time constraints. Choose times. (Subject to NTA collection interval and retention policies.)Choose, filter, and reorder columns. Choose and hide columns, reorder columns, and apply advanced filters to customize your data view.

Chart, adjust output, and visualize. Apply chart, geo mapping (World Map), and display options in Report Settings dialog (optional).

  • Export report data

    Report data can be exported from WhatsUp Gold, reused, and distributed in multiple formats. Select Expand () from the Dashboard Options () menu. After the report has been expanded, select the Export Data icon to access the following options:

    • HTML. Generate and download a .htm file presenting your report data as it appears in the WhatsUp Gold user interface.
    • Excel. Generate and download a .xml spreadsheet containing your report data.
    • CSV. Generate and download a .csv file containing your report data.
    • Text. Generate and download a .txt file containing your report data.
    • Schedule Export. Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.