network interface naming on windows machines

[Kevin Keane]

First of all, determine what exactly you are trying to measure. I don't 
think that the custom names always translate 1:1 to physical devices. 
For instance, a VPN would show up as a separate network connection, but 
go over the same physical device.

Maybe you can write a short batch file that automatically generates the 
configuration for each machine? Adding to your typeperf command:

typeperf -qx | findstr /C:"Network Interface" | findstr /C:"Bytes Total"

Then you have to extract everything between the ( ) - I can't think off 
the top of my head how to do that (in Linux, you'd probably use sed, but 
I can't think of the corresponding Windows command).

It may be even easier using Powershell. In fact, Powershell can directly 
access WMI, which would allow you to directly get a list of all instances.

Anthony Montibello wrote:
> HI Arlen,
>  
> Look into setting up your own custom performance counters via 
> Microsoft, Technet or MSDN (or google it)
>  
> I do not have any links to how to do that, however I have spoken with 
> NC_NEt users that have custom counters for different reasons.
> I am sure a support call to microsoft will be able to assist you in this.
>  
>  
> Tony (Author of NC_NEt - check_nt compatible Windows plugin)
>  
>
>
>  
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Arlen Drina <arlytex at gmail.com 
> <mailto:arlytex at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     For monitoring network interfaces activitties on windows machines I am
>     using for example
>
>     ./check_nt -H ggg.ggg.sss.sff -p 12489 -v COUNTER -l  "\\Network
>     Interface(HP NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter _2 - Teefer2
>     Miniport)\\Bytes Total/sec"
>
>     where is
>
>      "\\Network Interface(HP NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
>     _2 - Teefer2 Miniport)\\Bytes Total/sec"
>
>     value I got using
>
>     typeperf -qx in windows console ( it list all counter and then I look
>     for network related parameter )
>
>     As different machines has different network cards, and that means
>     different above value, is there any way to enter in above command
>     intreface name I see when I open "Network connections" and there are
>     some custom names "office1", "external_net" etc.
>
>     then command would be like
>     /check_nt -H ggg.ggg.sss.sff -p 12489 -v COUNTER -l
>     "\\(office1)\\Bytes Total/sec"
>     I tried to enter interface name as above but nothing is returned as it
>     looks like cannot be found on system.
>
>
>     I want to have one command definition and to use it on many machines,
>     as on every machine I  am assignig names like
>     "office1", "office2" etc.
>
>     OS system on monitored machines is W2K3.
>
>     Thnak you in advance
>

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