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3.1. What are some diagnostics tools I can use to debug the domain logon process and where can I find them?


3.2.  How do I install "Network Monitor" on an NT Workstation or a Windows 9x box?

Installing netmon on an NT workstation requires a couple of steps.  The following are for installing Netmon V4.00.349, which comes with Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, on Microsoft WIndows NT Workstation 4.0.  The process should be similar for other version of Windows NT / Netmon.  You will need

Initially you will need to install "Network Monitor Tools and Agent" on the NT Server.  To do this

  1. Goto Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network -> Services -> Add
  2. Select the "Network Monitor Tools and Agent" and click on "OK".
  3. Click "OK" on the Network Control Panel.
  4. Insert the Windows NT Server 4.0 install CD when prompted.

At this point the Netmon files should exist in %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\netmon\*.*   Two subdirectories exist as well, parsers\ which conatin the necessary DLL's for parsing the netmon packet dump, and captures\.

In order to install the Netmon tools on an NT Workstation, you wil first need to install the "Network  Monitor Agent" from the Workstation install CD.

  1. Goto Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network -> Services -> Add
  2. Select the "Network Monitor Agent" and click on "OK".
  3. Click "OK" on the Network Control Panel.
  4. Insert the Windows NT Worksatation 4.0 install CD when prompted.

Now copy the files from the NT Server in %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\netmon\*.* to %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\netmon\*.* on the Workstation and set permissions as you deem appropriate for your site.  You will need administrative rights on the NT box to run netmon.

To install Netmon on a Windows 9x box


3.3. I've seen the bits on the wire, but where can I find out what it all means?

There are many sources of information available in the form of mailing lists, RFC's and documentation.  The docs that come with the samba distribution contain very good explanations of general SMB topics such as browsing.


3.4. I've tried all the debugging help from question 3.1 and still can't get things working.  What information should I include in my posting to the samba-ntdom mailing list?

If you post a problem regarding setting up samba PDC support to the samba-ntdom mailing list, please include the following information


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