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Conference decwet::windows-nt

Title:Windows NT
Notice:See note 15.0 for HCL location
Moderator:TARKIN::LIN.com::FOLEY
Created:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6086
Total number of notes:31449

5717.0. "How to monitor network errors / congestion?" by CHEFS::gjcpc.reo.dec.com::criddle () Wed Feb 19 1997 08:28

Hi...

I am trying to determine how to monitor network 'problems' on a Windows NT 
Server.

I am interested in error rates and congestion on the network interfaces which 
connect the server to the network.

Looking at Performance MOnitor, the 'Output Queue Length' associated with the 
Network Interface Object looked rather useful, until I see that this value 
will always by zero due to the use of NDIS.
The Packets received errors / Packets outbound errors look useful but I am 
trying to generate alerts passed on rates not absolute values.

The %Network Utilization attribute associated with the Network Segment Object 
(obtained by installing the Network Monitor tool looks as though it might help 
with overall utilisation but nothing to do with errors.

Has anyone any views / experience on addressing this requirement?

Rgds,
Graham
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