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How to Capture Network Traffic With Microsoft Network Monitor
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How to capture network traffic with Microsoft Network Monitor0Emma Mou 5 Jan 2010 2:16 AM
When investigating network related problems, you can use Microsoft Network Monitor tool to capture, view andanalyze network traffic. It is a powerful protocol analyzer. This post is based on the latest release : NetworkMonitor 3.3.
1. Download the tool from here , install it on the machine that you want to run the captureit should be apartner in the network conversation. Doubleclick to run the tool;
2. In the leftupper side panel, click on Create: New capture tab. A new capture tab opens;3. In the righthand Select Networks view, select the network adaptor that you want to capture on; This can
be a multiple choice.4. Now click the start icon on the tool bar, or press F5 to start capture. You can see the Frame Summary
view being populated with new frames.5. When the interested data is collected, stop tracing by clicking the Stop icon in the tool bar , or click F7.6. Go to File>SaveAs to save the captured frames. Besides the file path, you can also define what to be saved
by using the the Frame selection list .
Tips:
How to view and analyze the network monitor trace is not covered by this post. You can find RelatedResources in the network monitor download page .A good practice is to capture with no filters, and save All captured frames to avoid missing anythinguseful in the trace, unless you know clearly that you are interested in a specific part of the trace only.If VPN is involved in the interested traffic, make sure WAN Miniport is included in step 3 above;
You can also check out some other useful network sniffers like Fiddler and WireShark.
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