How to use Network Monitor to capture network traffic

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Karan Gulati (SSAS Maestro)

17 Sep 2012 1:27 AM

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Often I need to share these steps with customers while troubleshooting Connectivity issues, so thought to write an article with screenshots which will ease in collecting traces:

Please go to the following URL and install the latest version of Network Monitor 3.4 , make sure you download the right version depending upon your machine’ architecture (64bit or 32bit)

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4865

Once installed, go to start –>All Program –>Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4 –>Click on Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4

Once Nentmon is opened, click on File –> New –> Capture

Click on Capture and then Click on Start Button

After then it will start capturing the packets and you can see the data coming in Frame Summary View, try to reproduce the error and once successfully done click on stop Capturing button

After Stop –> go to File->Save As with .Cap extension, zip it and mail to me, if I have requested :)

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