You can monitor FTP, just like HTTP sessions, by using the netstat TCP/IP utility and the Performance Monitor.
The netstat utility shows static information at a given point in time. Netstat is best used to determine the status of connections. You can run netstat from a command prompt or inside an FTP session by using the ! command. For examples of netstat command syntax, see Table 1.4, earlier in this chapter.
Performance Monitor shows events happening in real time. Performance Monitor is best used to check the status of users, file transfers, and byte transfers. For a listing of real-time statistics displayed by Performance Monitor for the FTP service, see Table 1.5, earlier in this chapter.