Network Monitor W2003 Server

Hi folks

I have today installed the network monitor software on my network and I am
looking for some resources on interpreting the output. I have seareched the
microsoft site but with little success - I must add I don't speak microsoft
and sometimes miss the obvious documents, thanks for anyhelp


Dave

If you mean the built in netmon, then I don't know of much useful
information other than it displays info based on source/destination traffic
based on IP address, ports, and protocols. I much prefer Ethereal [free] and
there is a lot of documentation about Ethereal including a couple of
published books. Ethereal is also much easier at using capture/view filters
and extracting data to files. --- Steve



"Dave Munday" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi folks
>
> I have today installed the network monitor software on my network and I am
> looking for some resources on interpreting the output. I have seareched
> the
> microsoft site but with little success - I must add I don't speak
> microsoft
> and sometimes miss the obvious documents, thanks for anyhelp
>
>
> Dave
>
>

Steven

many tahnks for your response, I will tryout Etherreal. Another day spent
with netmon has been quite useful but I must admit it's not the best

cheers again

Dave

"Steven L Umbach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If you mean the built in netmon, then I don't know of much useful
> information other than it displays info based on source/destination
traffic
> based on IP address, ports, and protocols. I much prefer Ethereal [free]
and
> there is a lot of documentation about Ethereal including a couple of
> published books. Ethereal is also much easier at using capture/view
filters
> and extracting data to files. --- Steve
>
>
>
> "Dave Munday" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi folks
> >
> > I have today installed the network monitor software on my network and I
am
> > looking for some resources on interpreting the output. I have seareched
> > the
> > microsoft site but with little success - I must add I don't speak
> > microsoft
> > and sometimes miss the obvious documents, thanks for anyhelp
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
>
>

OK. Good luck. The link below is to the fairly new book out about using
Ethereal. I have used netmon in the past and could never quite get the
capture filters to work the way I wanted. I find it fairly easy in Ethereal.
Capturing the right data can make the job of packet sniffing much
easier. --- Steve

http://www.bookpool.com/.x/4dyedzsuw6/ss?qs=ethereal
http://home.insight.rr.com/procana/ --- primer on capture filters.

"Dave Munday" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Steven
>
> many tahnks for your response, I will tryout Etherreal. Another day spent
> with netmon has been quite useful but I must admit it's not the best
>
> cheers again
>
> Dave
>
> "Steven L Umbach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If you mean the built in netmon, then I don't know of much useful
>> information other than it displays info based on source/destination
> traffic
>> based on IP address, ports, and protocols. I much prefer Ethereal [free]
> and
>> there is a lot of documentation about Ethereal including a couple of
>> published books. Ethereal is also much easier at using capture/view
> filters
>> and extracting data to files. --- Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dave Munday" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi folks
>> >
>> > I have today installed the network monitor software on my network and I
> am
>> > looking for some resources on interpreting the output. I have seareched
>> > the
>> > microsoft site but with little success - I must add I don't speak
>> > microsoft
>> > and sometimes miss the obvious documents, thanks for anyhelp
>> >
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>