Windows NT Event Logging

James D. Murray started his computer career in 1981 on a Version 6 UNIX system running on a PDP-11/45 and programming in C. Over the years he has specialized in serial communications, image processing and analysis, UNIX and Windows NT systems programming, and telco network management. Currently, he works for a telecommunications company developing network management applications and as a staff writer for O'Reilly & Associates. James is author of Windows NT SNMP (O'Reilly & Associates, 1998) and a coauthor of the Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats (O'Reilly & Associates, Second Edition, 1996), and he maintains the Graphics File Formats FAQ. He lives in Southern California, has a degree in cultural anthropology, has studied computer science and both Western and non-Western music, and practices the Japanese martial arts of Aikido and Iaido (Japanese swordsmanship).

Preface Chapter 1--Using Windows NT The Start Menu Workstation vs. Server Security The Registry Managing Remote NT systems Multiprotocol Networking Multiuser Network OS The GUI vs. Command Line Scripting Chapter 2--The Control Panel Add/Remove Programs Console CSNW Devices Dial-Up Monitor Display FPNW GSNW Internet Licensing MacFile Modems Multimedia Network Network Monitor Agent ODBC PC Card (PCMCIA) Ports Printers Regional Settings SCSI Adapters Server Services System Tape Devices Telephony UPS Chapter 3--Administrative Tools Backup DHCP Manager Disk Administrator DNS Manager Event Viewer File Manager Internet Service Manager License Manager Migration Tool for NetWare Network Client Administrator Network Monitor Performance Monitor Remote Access Admin Rdisk Regedit Regedt32 Remoteboot Manager Server Manager System Policy Editor Task Manager User Manager Windows NT Diagnostics Windows NT Explorer WINS Manager Chapter 4--Accessories Calculator Dial-Up Networking HyperTerminal Telnet Chapter 5--RAS and DUN RAS Protocols PPTP RAS Components Installing RAS Overview of a RAS session Configuring the Network Debugging PPP Writing Scripts Windows 95 SCP Scripts PPTP MODEM.INF RASPHONE.PBK PAD.INF Chapter 6--Using the Command Line net Commands TCP/IP Commands System Administration Commands RAS Commands Miscellaneous Commands Chapter 7--Uncommon Sense Installing and Maintaining Software Troubleshooting NT Account Creation Debugging Network Problems NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NBT) Browsing Installing Hardware Using NT as a System Administration Tool Registry Using NT as a Multiprocotol Print Server Appendix A--NetBIOS Appendix B--TCP/IP Appendix C--Server Versus Workstation Appendix D--NT Resources Glossary Task Index