Description

Get-NetView is a tool that collects local system and network configuration data, to streamline diagnosis of Windows networking issues.

Installation

PowerShell Gallery

To install this module from PowerShell Gallery, run:

Install-Module Get-NetView -SkipPublisherCheck -Force

It is also part of MSFT.Network.Diag, which can be installed with:

Install-Module MSFT.Network.Diag

Disconnected or air-gapped systems

If your servers are disconnected or air-gapped, use:

Save-Module Get-NetView C:\SomeFolderPath

Then move the Get-NetView folder (from C:\SomeFolderPath) to C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules on your target server.

Direct Execution

This script also supports direct execution:

Invoke-WebRequest "aka.ms/Get-NetView" -OutFile "Get-NetView.ps1"
.\Get-NetView.ps1 -OutputDir .\

If blocked by execution policy:

Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File  .\Get-NetView.ps1 -OutputDir .\

Usage

To begin data collection, simply run:

Get-NetView

The output is saved to Desktop\msdbg.<username>, and can be inspected with any file manager. On completion, a .zip file is created for easy sharing.

For additional help and advanced options, run:

Get-Help Get-NetView

This tool is also run automatically by Get-SDDCDiagnosticInfo by including the -IncludeGetNetView parameter.

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To see all modules from the Microsoft Core Networking team, use:

Find-Module -Tag MSFTNet

Contributing

This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.microsoft.com.

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This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.