Using Network Monitor

MSMQ includes a Microsoft Network Monitor parser you can use to monitor MSMQ traffic on your network. Two parsers are included with MSMQ. One parser is compatible with the Windows NT Server version 4.0 Network Monitor and SMS version 1.2 Network Monitor. The other parser is compatible with the SMS version 1.1 Network Monitor. Both parsers are installed on your hard disk when you install the MSMQ SDK on a computer running Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server. The parsers are not installed on Windows 95 computers.

To install the MSMQ parser

If the MSMQ SDK is not already installed, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Message Queue, click Setup, click Add/Remove, and click Software Development Kit.
If Network Monitor is not yet installed, install it from either Windows NT Server or SMS version 1.1 or later.
Run Inst.bat from the MSMQ SDK\NMParser folder (typically c:\Program Files\Msmq\Sdk\Nmparser).

To install the parser that is compatible with the Windows NT Server version 4.0 Network Monitor and the SMS version 1.2 Network Monitor, type the following at the Windows NT command prompt:

inst <folder> 4.0

where <folder> is your Network Monitor folder.
To install the parser that is compatible with SMS version 1.1 Network Monitor, type the following at the Windows NT Command Prompt:

inst <folder> 1.1

where <folder> is your Network Monitor folder.

Note If N/A appears in the MSMQ protocol fields, you probably have the wrong MSMQ parser installed. To correct this, quit Network Monitor, and then install the correct parser.

For more information on the Network Monitor, see Windows NT Server Version 4.0 Concepts and Planning or your SMS documentation.