DHCP monitoring

i would like to monitor the dhcp traffic. i added a counter log on my w2003
dhcp server in performance monitor.the amount of traffic is exported to a
logfile;a binary file.but when i open this binary file,i see nothing.should i
do something else?

Back up a bit.. what do you really want to know?


"Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:57405829-E9CA-44C4-87ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
>i would like to monitor the dhcp traffic. i added a counter log on my w2003
> dhcp server in performance monitor.the amount of traffic is exported to a
> logfile;a binary file.but when i open this binary file,i see
> nothing.should i
> do something else?

i would like to monitor the amount of traffic dhcp is generating for a period
of time(2 WEEKS OR SO)

"Chris Lehr" wrote:

> Back up a bit.. what do you really want to know?
>
>
> "Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:57405829-E9CA-44C4-87ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >i would like to monitor the dhcp traffic. i added a counter log on my w2003
> > dhcp server in performance monitor.the amount of traffic is exported to a
> > logfile;a binary file.but when i open this binary file,i see
> > nothing.should i
> > do something else?
>
>
>

You can also use the following command to read the DHCP server stats -

netsh dhcp server show mibinfo

Thanks,
Pankaj



"Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>i would like to monitor the amount of traffic dhcp is generating for a
>period
> of time(2 WEEKS OR SO)
>
> "Chris Lehr" wrote:
>
>> Back up a bit.. what do you really want to know?
>>
>>
>> "Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:57405829-E9CA-44C4-87ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >i would like to monitor the dhcp traffic. i added a counter log on my
>> >w2003
>> > dhcp server in performance monitor.the amount of traffic is exported to
>> > a
>> > logfile;a binary file.but when i open this binary file,i see
>> > nothing.should i
>> > do something else?
>>
>>
>>

You could run Ethereal or even Network monitor with filters enabled as well.


"Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:1E3556AB-1CBB-4CE8-B6A8-(E-Mail Removed)...
>i would like to monitor the amount of traffic dhcp is generating for a
>period
> of time(2 WEEKS OR SO)
>
> "Chris Lehr" wrote:
>
>> Back up a bit.. what do you really want to know?
>>
>>
>> "Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:57405829-E9CA-44C4-87ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >i would like to monitor the dhcp traffic. i added a counter log on my
>> >w2003
>> > dhcp server in performance monitor.the amount of traffic is exported to
>> > a
>> > logfile;a binary file.but when i open this binary file,i see
>> > nothing.should i
>> > do something else?
>>
>>
>>

thanks all for the reply.
netsh dhcp server show mibinfo isnt giving me enough info; i need to know
how much traffic is being generated in a specific time period. fi i would
like to see for a week how much traffic dhcp generates every week.
about the network monitor; which network monitor is it?

"Chris Lehr" wrote:

> You could run Ethereal or even Network monitor with filters enabled as well.
>
>
> "Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:1E3556AB-1CBB-4CE8-B6A8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >i would like to monitor the amount of traffic dhcp is generating for a
> >period
> > of time(2 WEEKS OR SO)
> >
> > "Chris Lehr" wrote:
> >
> >> Back up a bit.. what do you really want to know?
> >>
> >>
> >> "Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> message news:57405829-E9CA-44C4-87ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >i would like to monitor the dhcp traffic. i added a counter log on my
> >> >w2003
> >> > dhcp server in performance monitor.the amount of traffic is exported to
> >> > a
> >> > logfile;a binary file.but when i open this binary file,i see
> >> > nothing.should i
> >> > do something else?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

and about the ethereal;how can i configure the dhcp capture in ethereal?
thanks.

"Chris Lehr" wrote:

> You could run Ethereal or even Network monitor with filters enabled as well.
>
>
> "Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:1E3556AB-1CBB-4CE8-B6A8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >i would like to monitor the amount of traffic dhcp is generating for a
> >period
> > of time(2 WEEKS OR SO)
> >
> > "Chris Lehr" wrote:
> >
> >> Back up a bit.. what do you really want to know?
> >>
> >>
> >> "Johan deheugden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> message news:57405829-E9CA-44C4-87ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >i would like to monitor the dhcp traffic. i added a counter log on my
> >> >w2003
> >> > dhcp server in performance monitor.the amount of traffic is exported to
> >> > a
> >> > logfile;a binary file.but when i open this binary file,i see
> >> > nothing.should i
> >> > do something else?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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