network trace program

Trace-NetworkwithNetSh.ps1

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

<#
.Synopsis
   Launch network trace
.DESCRIPTION
   Launches network trace and displays a 
.EXAMPLE
   Example of how to use this cmdlet
.NOTES
   ONly works on powershell.exe console. Will not work on Powershell_ISE.exe
#>

[cmdletbinding()]
param(
    [string] $path = "c:\windows\temp\$env:computername NetTrace.etl",
    [string[]] $NetShOptions = @( 
        'persistent=yes'
        'capture=yes'
        'maxSize=2048'
        'fileMode=circular'
        'correlation=no'
        'perfMerge=yes'
        'overwrite=yes'
    )
)

if ( $Host.Name -ne 'ConsoleHost' ) { throw "only works from powershell.exe console, not from ISE" }

#region Launch netsh

write-verbose "launch NetSH.exe $NetShOptions TraceFile='$Path'"
& netsh.exe trace start $NetShOptions traceFile="$path"

#endregion

#region Display progress while NetSh.exe is running

write-verbose "display progress"
[console]::TreatControlCAsInput = $true
$start = [datetime]::now

while ( ! [console]::KeyAvailable ) {
    $EllapsedTime = [datetime]::now.Subtract($start).tostring('d\.hh\:mm\:ss')
    write-progress -Activity "Collecting Network Trace : Ellapsed Time: $EllapsedTime"  -Status "Press Any Key to Exit"
}

write-verbose "All done, now cleanup..."
[console]::TreatControlCAsInput = $false

#endregion

#region Terminate netsh

write-verbose "Stop NetSh.exe"
& netsh.exe trace stop | write-output

#endregion