Tools to analyse HTTP Requests and Responses between client internet browsers and IIS web server

You can benefit from the listed tools below in order to analyse http request and responses between client internet browsers and IIS web server. You can analyse which requests are made from client to which IP addresses and which status codes are returned from the IIS (Internet Information Server) web server as well as how is the HTTP headers and body of the Request and Response packets. The information about the HTTP traffic between your computer and the Internet or the web server can help you to troubleshoote especially the connectivity problems between  Internet Information Services (IIS) and web client browsers.
 

WFetch

First tool is WFetch Utility tool which you can download it within the IIS 6.0 Resource Tool Kit from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=56fc92ee-a71a-4c73-b628-ade629c89499&DisplayLang=en

The utility tool WFetch is not support by Microsoft but WFetch can be used to provide detailed information about the traffic between the clients and server.

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Here is a screen from the WFetch utility. You can begin using the wfetch by entering the Host as the domain name and the Path as the path of the document which you want to make a request.

Fiddler

Fiddler is a HTTP Debugging Proxy. You can view the HTTP traffic between a client computer and the Internet or a web server. You can download the Fiddler tool from http://www.fiddlertool.com/fiddler/version.asp When installed Fidller adds its icon to the browsers toolbar. You can activate the Fidller by using this icon placed in the toolbar.

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HttpWatch

HttpWatch is an other program for analyzing HTTP traffic. But this tool is not free as the above two tools. But you can download and try it free. When HttpWatch is installed it also places its icon on the toolbar just like the Fiddler does. The homepage for the tool is http://www.simtec.ltd.uk/

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LiveHTTPHeaders

You can also use this tool for debugging your applications. As well as inspecting the traffic details between the server and the client, you can get informations about the server.The LiveHTTPHeaders is free to use. You can find more information and download versions at http://livehttpheaders.mozdev.org/index.html

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IE HTTP Analyzer

HTTP Analyzer is also a handy tool for capturing and analyzing the HTTP and HTTPS traffic. You can display the headers, content, cookies, query string, post data and redirect url. You can use the filter properties for the logged requests and responses. The Status Code Definition tab is also helpful for http status code definitions. this tool has also a try period which you can use the tool and try it free for a short time. For the download go to http://www.ieinspector.com/httpanalyzer/download.html

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