Data Collector Sets

While you can use Performance Monitor to gather a custom set of information, it's generally quicker to start one of the built-in data collector sets. Both the System Diagnostics and System Performance data collector sets gather network performance counters that might reveal the cause of network problems.

To use a data collector set, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Manage.
2. Expand Performance, Data Collector Sets, and System.
3. Under System, right-click System Diagnostics, and then click Start.
4. Starting diagnostics tracing causes Windows to collect detailed information about network adapters and overall operating system performance.
5. Now that you have started tracing, you should reproduce the networking problem. The data collector set will gather data for 60 seconds.
6. Windows takes a few seconds to generate a report after you stop tracing. Then, you can view the collected information in a report. To view the report, under Performance, expand Reports. Then, expand System Diagnostics and click the latest report.

Depending on the type of report, it can include the following information:

• Computer make and model
• Operating system version
• A list of all services, their current states, and their PIDs
• Network adapter driver information and networking system files and versions
• Processor, disk, network, and memory utilization
• Total bandwidth of each network adapter
• Packets sent and received
• Active TCPv4 and TCPv6 connections