Edited! So someone had this question. It’s a good one. I didn’t know the answer so I found out…. Articles here and here would indicate that network traffic should be both intermittent and light. So….lets check it out. The Test: I built a Windows 8 VM in my lab. Updated it, updated default Windows… Continue reading The network impact of a Windows 8 RT device on your network.
Tag: Netmon
The Dude’s Greatest Hits
As requested by several customers, I’m putting up a list of tools I find useful in troubleshooting, etc… First up…. Data Gathering I use the following tools to gather data from systems. Each has its own place, much like a mechanic has many tools, so does the average engineer… PFE MPS Reports. I use these… Continue reading The Dude’s Greatest Hits
How to collect a netmon 3.4 and xperf kernel trace and stop when a problem occurs.
So at a customer location the following question was posed to me: “In our VDI environment, how do we capture trace information? How can we set a capture for the network and xperf the user can start (or logon script the start) and then give them a link to click when a random non-reproducible problem… Continue reading How to collect a netmon 3.4 and xperf kernel trace and stop when a problem occurs.