External Tools
External tools we recommend for troubleshooting.
Fiddler
A http debugging proxy to inspect http traffic and performance
»http://www.fiddlertool.com/fiddler/
Visual Log Parser
Makes it possible to run SQL queries against log files.
»http://www.codeplex.com/visuallogparser
IIS Traffic Monitor
Uses log parser on the fly to see how much traffic has gone through a website.
»http://niknak.org/software/IIsTrafficMonitor
Webload
Great loadtesting software.
»http://www.webload.org/
ASP.NET ViewState Helper
Helps tracking viewstates issues.
»http://www.binaryfortress.com/aspnet-viewstate-helper/
IIS Diagnotics Toolkit
Includes Log Parser and Trace Diagnotics.
»http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9BFA49BC-376B-4A54-95AA-73C9156706E7&displaylang=en
Kdiff
Use to diff code and text files.
»http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/
Process Monitor
The replacer of Filemon and Regmon, good for finding access problems.
»http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
Performance Monitor
A great tool to inspect performance on the server. EPiServer has it's own counters.
»Included in Windows.
DotTrace
A profiling solution for .NET, helps finding bottlenecks in your application.
»http://www.jetbrains.com/profiler/
ANTS Performance Profiler
Another profiling solution for.NET focused on performance abit more advance then DotTrace
»http://www.red-gate.com/products/ants_performance_profiler/index.htm
ANTS Memory Profiler
A memory profiling solution for .Net.
http://www.red-gate.com/products/ants_memory_profiler/index.htm
SQL Profiler
Profile the database to see whats going on.
»Included with SQL Server.
Assembly binding log viewer
Diplays defails for failed assembly binds and shows what assemblies that are that are binded.
»Included in visual studio.
Reflector
To view, navigate and search through classes of assemblies.
»http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/
Debugging Tools for Windows
Includes debugging software such as WinDBG and Adplus.
»http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.Mspx
Screen 2 exe
Great tool to record movies with. Keep in mind just when you send them into a support case to rename the file to .txt or something so they dont get stuck in the mail filter.
»http://www.screen-record.com/
TCPView
Shows you detailed listings of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system, including the local and remote addresses and state of TCP connections.
»http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897437.aspx
Wireshark
A network protocol analyzer.
»http://www.wireshark.org/
Firebug
Enables you to edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page in Firefox »http://getfirebug.com/
IE Developer Toolbar
Variety of tools for quickly creating, understanding, and troubleshooting Web pages in Internet Explorer. »http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?familyid=E59C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en