Microsoft KB Archive/214425

= SMS: Network Monitor Fails to Recognize HTTP Packets on Alternate Ports =

Article ID: 214425

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q214425



SYMPTOMS
Network Monitor is preconfigured to parse HTTP packets originating on port 80. It will recognize the protocol, and when viewing a packet, Network Monitor can break the data up logically into its appropriate components like Request Method, User-Agent, and so on.

However, if other ports are used for HTTP, Network Monitor will be unable to parse the protocol and will represent HTTP packets as generic TCP packets.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2.



MORE INFORMATION
To install and use the hotfix, perform the following steps:

 Open the Tcpip.ini file in the \Netmon\ \Parsers directory.  In the [TCP_HandoffSet] section, add a  = HTTP line for each additional port used, as in the following example:

       80 = HTTP 8080 = HTTP  Open the Http.ini file in the \Netmon\ \Parsers directory.  In the [PORTS] section, modify the "SrcPorts = " line to include the ports being used, as in the following example:

     SrcPorts = 80, 8080  Replace the Tcpip.dll file in the \Netmon\ \Parsers directory with the version obtained from this hotfix.</li></ol>

NOTE: You can perform step 5 automatically by using Hotfix.exe with the provided Hotfix.ini file.

This fix applies only to the 32-bit version of Network Monitor.

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Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB214425

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