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RRAS utility in Windows Server 2003 traces network problems

Rahul Shah, Contributor
06.25.2007
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The Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) utility in Windows Server 2003 provides an extensive tracing capability for identifying and troubleshooting complex network problems. By enabling file tracing, you can record internal component variables, function calls and interactions, for the purpose of preventing someone from running a malicious script on a network.

File tracing can be enabled on various RRAS components to log tracing information to files. However, enabling file tracing requires changing settings in the Windows Server 2003 Registry.

Because tracing consumes system resources, you should use it sparingly. Once the trace is complete or the networking problem is identified, you should immediately disable tracing. Specifically, do not keep tracing in an enabled state on multiprocessor computers. Multiprocessor computers are usually deploye

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d to carry out compute-intensive tasks, such as updating thousands of tables of a large database or serving many client computers. Leaving tracing enabled on a multiprocessor computer would consume resources to the point that performance would drop significantly.

To enable file tracing for each component, follow these steps:

For the selected component, modify additional entries as needed:

Note: Make sure to create a proper backup before making any changes to the Registry.

About the author: Rahul Shah currently works at a software firm in India, where he is a systems administrator maintaining Windows servers. He has also worked for various software firms in testing and analytics, and also has experiences deploying client/server applications in different Windows configurations.

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