INF: Stop Sniffer Trace Automatically when Server Fails

PSS ID Number:  Q101003
Article last modified on 07- 7-1993

2.2
OS/2

Summary:
A common problem we encounter when trying to capture network traces at
the time of server failures is that often nobody is there to notice
and stop the Sniffer. Following is one possible method to
automatically trigger a Sniffer on server failure.

More Information:
This method involves running a batch file on one machine that
repeatedly attempts to establish a connection to the server(s) in
question. Upon detecting a failure at the server, the batch file sends
a broadcast message (STOP THE SNIFF) to the domain, which the sniffer
triggers on.
The batch file:
rem USAGE: stopsnif [servername] [interval]
:start