Monitoring and Tuning Your Server

NetStat and NetMon

These two tools collect information about the network.

NetStat is a command that you issue from the command line. It detects current network connections and lists them with information about protocol, local address, foreign address and state. NetStat goes hand in hand with the Net Use command, which lists network connections to other servers. For a listing of options, type netstat /? or net use /? at the command-line prompt.

NetMon (the Network Monitor) is one of the Windows 2000 Administrative Tools. Use it to monitor network traffic. NetMon is not installed by default, but you can install it yourself from Control Panel.

To install NetMon

1. Open Add/Remove Programs and select Configure Windows.
2. Click the Components button to start the Windows 2000 Components Wizard.
3. Select Networking Options, click the Details button, and select Microsoft Network Monitoring Tools.

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