DOCUMENT:Q200332  31-JUL-2001  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Netmon 2.0 Able To Read the Netmon 1.x Captures
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:1.2,2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsms200 smsnetmon

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 1.2 
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SUMMARY
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The version of Network Monitor that ships with Systems Management Server (SMS)
2.0 is completely backward compatible with versions that shipped with previous
versions of SMS. Not only is it able to read the capture from a previous version
but it also offers many new features for analyzing the captured data.

MORE INFORMATION
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The version of Network Monitor that ships with SMS 1.x and Network Monitor Lite
that ships with Windows NT 4.0 are unable to read Netmon version 2.0 captures.
When this is attempted, the following error message occurs:

   The capture file format is not valid.

Additional query words: prodsms netmon

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Keywords          : kbsms200 smsnetmon 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120 kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:1.2,2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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