Monitoring and Logging Unicast Events

NetShow includes tools for monitoring and logging unicast events. Use the Unicast Monitor Events tool in NetShow Administrator to display events. Use the NetShow Server Event Log to store events in a database.

Both tools allow you to filter events by type: server, client, administrative, and alert. Server events are logged to indicate server status, for example, whether a server is online or offline. Client events are logged, for example, when a client connects or disconnects. Administrative events are logged when configuration settings are modified, for example, when the maximum number of clients or maximum bandwidth is modified. Alerts are logged when server configuration settings are exceeded, for example, when the maximum number of clients is exceeded. When you are monitoring or logging events, only messages of the event types you have selected are displayed or stored in the log.

The Unicast Monitor Events facility displays the following messages. The NetShow Server Event Log stores equivalent information. The date and time of each event is displayed or logged with the message.

Event Type Message Comment

Server The server is online. Reported after making a connection to a server. Indicates that the NetShow services are running.

Server The server is offline. Indicates that the NetShow services have stopped.

Client Client client ID connected at IP Address address number and Port port number. The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.

Client Client client ID disconnected at IP Address address number and Port port number. The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.

Client Client client ID playing file: file name and path. The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.

Client Client client ID seeking in file: file name and path. Indicates that the client is seeking a location in the file. The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.

Client Client client ID stopped playing file: file name and path. The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.

Administrative Admin set the max client connections to: number of clients. Reported when an administrator changes the limit.

Administrative Admin set max file bit rate to: rate in Kbps. Reported when an administrator changes the maximum bit rate.

Administrative Admin set max bandwidth to: rate in Kbps. Reported when an administrator changes the maximum bandwidth.

Administrative Admin set security to: True or False. When security is set to True, Windows NT file access security is enforced.

Alert Maximum allowed clients exceeded: number of clients. The number of clients shown is the current setting for the maximum number of clients.

Alert Maximum bandwidth exceeded: rate in Kbps. The rate shown is the current setting for maximum allowable bandwidth.

Alert Maximum file bit rate exceeded: rate in Kbps. The rate shown is the current setting for maximum allowable file bit rate.

Event Type	Message	Comment
Server	The server is online.	Reported after making a connection to a server. Indicates that the NetShow services are running.
Server	The server is offline.	Indicates that the NetShow services have stopped.
Client	Client client ID connected at IP Address address number and Port port number.	The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.
Client	Client client ID disconnected at IP Address address number and Port port number.	The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.
Client	Client client ID playing file: file name and path.	The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.
Client	Client client ID seeking in file: file name and path.	Indicates that the client is seeking a location in the file. The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.
Client	Client client ID stopped playing file: file name and path.	The client ID is a number assigned to the client by NetShow Server.
Administrative	Admin set the max client connections to: number of clients.	Reported when an administrator changes the limit.
Administrative	Admin set max file bit rate to: rate in Kbps.	Reported when an administrator changes the maximum bit rate.
Administrative	Admin set max bandwidth to: rate in Kbps.	Reported when an administrator changes the maximum bandwidth.
Administrative	Admin set security to: True or False.	When security is set to True, Windows NT file access security is enforced.
Alert	Maximum allowed clients exceeded: number of clients.	The number of clients shown is the current setting for the maximum number of clients.
Alert	Maximum bandwidth exceeded: rate in Kbps.	The rate shown is the current setting for maximum allowable bandwidth.
Alert	Maximum file bit rate exceeded: rate in Kbps.	The rate shown is the current setting for maximum allowable file bit rate.