10.3. The Troubleshooter's Resources
In the process of troubleshooting a workstation, a server, or other network component, you have many resources at your disposal. In this section, we'll take a brief look at some of them. Those you use depend on the situation and your personal preferences. You will eventually have your own favorites.
10.3.1. Log Files
As you learned in Chapter 6, log files can indicate the general health of a server. Each log file format is different, but generally speaking, the log files contain a running list of all errors and notices, the time and date they occurred, and any other pertinent information. Let's look at a couple of the log files from the most commonly used network operating systems, NetWare 5 and Windows ...
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