Running Network Monitor Agent

You can run the Network Monitor agent as a service, or you can start and stop the agent as an executable application.

To start Microsoft Network Monitor agent

• Click the Start button, click Run, and then type nmagent

The Network Monitor agent is removed from the system each time you log off, and must be restarted for each user that logs on if the agent is not scheduled to run as a service.

To run Network Monitor agent as a service

1. In Registry Editor, select the following Registry key:

• Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
  \RunServicesOnce

1. Click the Edit menu, point to New, and then click String Value.
2. Type a label for the value name, such as nm agent, and then press ENTER.
3. Click the Edit menu, and then click Modify.
4. In the Value Data box, type:

   nmagent.exe

5. Click OK.

The Network Monitor agent will continue to run after a user logs off if it is started as a service. You can, however, type a command to stop running the agent, whether the agent was started as a service or run from the command prompt.

To stop the Network Monitor agent

1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
2. Type:

   nmagent -close