This week Microsoft has made available for download a fresh version of Network Monitor, one designed to play nice with Windows 7, even the pre-release builds. Network Monitor 3.3 Beta is now available for download from Microsoft Connect, bringing to the table new features that were integrated into the solution as a direct result of the feedback generated by end users. Network monitor, also Netmon, is referred to by Microsoft as the most innovative tool when it comes down to performing network traffic analysis.

Among the changes introduced with Nemon 3.3 Beta is the ability for users to launch experts via the UI. The network traffic analysis tool allows users to not only perform data tracing, but also run additional tools, namely experts, in order to further analyze the information available. In this context, the software giant promised that the Network Monitor 3.3 Beta launch would be accompanied by the release of additional experts including Top Users and Simple Search, the latter of which is now available.


Netmon 3.3 Beta is designed to integrate seamlessly with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, including Service Pack 3, Windows Vista RTM/SP1, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 (also IA64 builds). But, at the same time, Network Monitor 3.3 Beta also installs and runs on top of x86 and x64 copies of Windows 7.

Paul E. Long from the Network Monitor team revealed the new additions and features to “NM3.3 Beta:


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