Using a Remote Computer to Log Events

When you use the same computer to monitor events and to stream data, monitoring adds to the load on the computer. To relieve the load caused by monitoring, you can set up a second computer that logs NetShow Server events. Before setting up the second computer, stop the monitoring service on the computer running NetShow Server.

To stop the monitoring service on NetShow Server

In Windows NT Control Panel, double-click Services.
In the Service list, select NetShow Monitor, and then click Stop.
In the Services dialog box, click Close.

To log NetShow Server events from a second computer

Copy Nsmon.exe from the computer running NetShow Server to the computer you want to use for monitoring.
If you installed NetShow Server in the default directory, Nsmon.exe is located in the directory C:\Program Files\Microsoft NetShow\Server.
On the second computer, from the Windows NT command prompt:
- Change to the directory where you copied Nsmon.exe.
- Type the following command where server_name is the name of the NetShow server you want to monitor:
  nsmon /regserver:server_name
  This command registers the monitoring service with Windows NT and directs the service to monitor the specified NetShow server.
On the second computer, install the NetShow Server administration tools by running NetShow Server installation and selecting Administration Tools Only when you are prompted during setup.
Note that you can install the administration tools on the same computer used to run the monitoring service or on a third computer. If you already have a computer set up to remotely administer NetShow Server, you can configure and run event logging using that computer.
Start NetShow Server Event Log and configure the event log to monitor the NetShow server using the monitoring service running on the second computer. For more information on setting up the NetShow Server Event Log, see Starting NetShow Server Logging.