Q232044: The Stats Frame in a Network Monitor Capture
Article: Q232044
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11,95,98; winnt:3.51,4.0
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Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the relevance and some possible uses for the information
in the Stats frame of a Network Monitor capture.
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When you view a capture using Network Monitor, it is helpful to have additional
statistics concerning the data that is captured. In Network Monitor, a Stats
frame is added at the end of each capture. This frame contains relevant
information concerning the capture. Although the overall contents can change
depending on topology, one section that is consistently included is the Stats
section.
The following example shows a Stats section of a Network Monitor capture:
STATS: Number of Frames Captured = 917
STATS: Bytes Left = 80 (0x50)
STATS: Version = 0 (0x0)
STATS: Elapsed Time = 4 Seconds 316 Milliseconds
STATS: Total Frames Captured = 917 (0x395)
STATS: Total Bytes Captured = 186342 (0x2D7E6)
STATS: Total Frames Filtered While Capturing = 917 (0x395)
STATS: Total Bytes Filtered While Capturing = 179006 (0x2BB3E)
STATS: Total Frames Seen During Capture = 917 (0x395)
STATS: Total Bytes Seen During Capture = 179006 (0x2BB3E)
STATS: Total MultiCasts Received = 49 (0x31)
STATS: Total BroadCasts Received = 847 (0x34F)
STATS: Total Frames Dropped From Capture = 0 (0x0)
STATS: Total Frames Dropped From Buffer = 0 (0x0)
STATS: MAC Frames Received = 827
STATS: MAC CRC Errors = 0
STATS: MAC Bytes Received = 1662
STATS: MAC Frames Dropped due to No Buffers = 0
STATS: MAC Frames Dropped due to HardWare Errors = 0
STATS: MAC MultiCasts Received = 39
STATS: MAC BroadCasts Received = 776
Some of the more useful pieces of information include:
- Number of Frames Captured
This value is helpful in determining if you are viewing a filtered capture. If
this number does not match the number in the capture, the frames are
filtered.
- Elapsed Time
If this value is small and the Total Bytes Captured value is large, there may
be possible throughput saturation on the network.
- Total Frames Seen During Capture and Total Bytes Seen During Capture
If a capture filter is used, these values should indicate how much data is not
included in the capture.
Additional query words: nm netmon bloodhound bh sniff sniffer
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search kbWin3xSearch kbWin95search kbWin98search kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin311 kbWin98
Version : WINDOWS:3.11,95,98; winnt:3.51,4.0
Issue type : kbinfo
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