Chapter 21. Collecting Network Data

This chapter covers the following subjects:

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): SNMP enables you to gather data such as network protocol information, hardware and software configuration data, usage, event, and error statistics, and so on. This section shows you how to use SNMP to gather data from network computers and devices such as bridges and routers.

• Network Monitor: Network Monitor is Microsoft’s protocol analyzer tool that enables you to capture and analyze packets being transmitted across the network. This section shows you how to use Network Monitor to accomplish these actions.

• Connection Security Rules Monitoring: This section shows you how to obtain a quick summary of configured connection security rules information in Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.