A packet analyzer from Microsoft, NetMon.exe tracks packets sent and received through a Windows network. It is used for troubleshooting issues and routing problems. In 2014, Microsoft replaced Network Monitor with Microsoft Message Analyzer.Click to see full answer. Thereof, what is NetMon tool?The Network Monitor tool (NetMon.exe) is a Windows-based application that you can use to view traces from WPD components. The tool replaces WpdMon.exe and provides a new means of collecting and viewing WPD traces in Windows 8.One may also ask, how do I install NetMon? To install the full Network Monitor 3.4 product: Run the setup.exe for the platform you are installing. You will be prompted first to install the core engine. Follow the installation directions. Next you will be prompted to install the parser package. Follow the installation directions: Also asked, how do you run NetMon? Run netmon in an elevated status by choosing Run as Administrator. Network Monitor opens with all network adapters displayed. Select the network adapters where you want to capture traffic, click New Capture, and then click Start. Reproduce the issue, and you will see that Network Monitor grabs the packets on the wire.What traffic can a standard network monitor See?It depends on what kind of traffic you need to capture. Both versions of Network Monitor can capture traffic that is sent to or from the host computer (the computer that is running NetMon), including broadcasts and traffic over a dial-up network connection.
