Logon performance/event monitoring

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Can anyone give me a list of free tools or documentation on how to monitor
and report on a logon process from a windows 2000 and windows xp workstation
to a w2000 domain. I would like to be able to see what is happening on the
server (we have two DCs) and the workstation.

The reason for this is due to an incorrect policy being allocated when
logging on, but if I log off then straight back on the correct policy is
applied, this fault is intermittent but frequent. I must add that we are
using a product called Netloan which has it's own gina and also modifies the
logon process in a way that may be to lengthy to write here, but the Netloan
logs indicate that all is well.

Apologies for the lengthy request, and thanks in advance for any help.

Pete.
 
PeteL said:
Can anyone give me a list of free tools or documentation on how to monitor
and report on a logon process from a windows 2000 and windows xp
workstation
to a w2000 domain. I would like to be able to see what is happening on
the
server (we have two DCs) and the workstation.
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Two good places to start:

1) Enable Account Logon Auditing on the domain

2) Network Monitor or another packet analyzer

You can search Microsoft for what to expect (packets) during
logon.
The reason for this is due to an incorrect policy being allocated when
logging on, but if I log off then straight back on the correct policy is
applied, this fault is intermittent but frequent.
Click to expand...

Possible causes

1) Multiple DCs that have not fully replicated
Group Policy and/or AD.

2) DNS Problems

Tools: Run DCDiag on each DC.
Run NetDiag on affected machines
I must add that we are
using a product called Netloan which has it's own gina and also modifies
the
logon process in a way that may be to lengthy to write here, but the
Netloan
logs indicate that all is well.
Click to expand...

Hah!

(and see above)
Apologies for the lengthy request, and thanks in advance for any help.
Click to expand...

No problem on length, but I would have preferred to know
about the custom GINA in the first or second sentence (or
in the subject) <GRIN>
 
Herb

Thanks for the response, I'll give this a go... and will modify my future
post structure :-)

Pete.

Herb Martin said:
PeteL said:
Can anyone give me a list of free tools or documentation on how to monitor
and report on a logon process from a windows 2000 and windows xp
workstation
to a w2000 domain. I would like to be able to see what is happening on
the
server (we have two DCs) and the workstation.
Click to expand...

Two good places to start:

1) Enable Account Logon Auditing on the domain

2) Network Monitor or another packet analyzer

You can search Microsoft for what to expect (packets) during
logon.
The reason for this is due to an incorrect policy being allocated when
logging on, but if I log off then straight back on the correct policy is
applied, this fault is intermittent but frequent.
Click to expand...

Possible causes

1) Multiple DCs that have not fully replicated
Group Policy and/or AD.

2) DNS Problems

Tools: Run DCDiag on each DC.
Run NetDiag on affected machines
I must add that we are
using a product called Netloan which has it's own gina and also modifies
the
logon process in a way that may be to lengthy to write here, but the
Netloan
logs indicate that all is well.
Click to expand...

Hah!

(and see above)
Apologies for the lengthy request, and thanks in advance for any help.
Click to expand...

No problem on length, but I would have preferred to know
about the custom GINA in the first or second sentence (or
in the subject) <GRIN>

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]
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