TABLE OF CONTENTS Network capture files recorded by Microsoft Network Monitor (Netmon) are a great low-level way to understand what is happening inside a network application or on a network. While the user interface of this application is generally very useful, it struggles with complicated data search patterns and in understanding the relationships between multiple data packets.
Log Parser quite nicely fills this gap by giving you direct access to all the raw data in the packet and puts the SQL query capability of Log Parser to use in finding what can often be a needle in a haystack for a tester or network administrator. Additionally, in this toolbox you will learn how to take this same concept and apply it to NT performance log data and also make it more manageable and more useful.
Like other types of large data sources, network trace data can be gigantic in size and its very nature can make it look very arcane, even to a well-trained eye. Even with that in mind, Log Parser can be used to reveal networking data that has previously been either unavailable to an administrator or difficult to retrieve at best. However, this data is easily reachable with Log Parser.
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