Commtrace classes

The IBM® Toolbox for Java™ commtrace classes enable your Java programs to work with communications trace data for a specified LAN (Ethernet or token ring) line description. The commtrace package includes a class that you can run as a standalone utility program to format communications trace data.

When you dump a communications trace for a server to a stream file, the information is saved in a binary format. The commtrace classes enable you to work with the various components of the stream file.

Note: Communications trace files may contain confidential information, for example, unencrypted passwords. When the communications trace file is on server, only users who have *SERVICE special authority can access the trace data. If you move the file to a client, make sure that you protect the file in an appropriate manner. For more information about communications traces, see the links at the bottom of this page.

Use the commtrace classes to perform the following tasks:

Other classes in the com.ibm.as400.commtrace package not listed here are specific to the type of trace data that you want to work with. For more information about communications traces and about all the commtrace classes, see Communications trace.