Open an existing capture file

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To open an existing capture file

Open Network Monitor.
If prompted, select the local network from which you want to capture data by default.
On the File menu, click Open.
Select the capture file that you want to open, and then click Open.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure.
To start Network Monitor, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and double-click Network Monitor.
Network Monitor runs with reduced access in which administrative privileges have been removed. If you receive an Access Denied message when you follow this procedure, add your user name to the permissions list of the file or folder that you want to access. See Related Topics for more information about setting permissions on files and folders.
You can open several capture files at one time; Network Monitor opens a separate Frame Viewer window for each capture file.
Network Monitor can also open capture files created by some other programs. Some of the other file formats Network Monitor can read are:
- Ethernet (files with an .ENC extension)
- Token Ring (files with a .TRC extension)
- FDDI (files with an .FDC extension)

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