Event Viewer is used to view log on with a standalone computer or a computer in a workgroup, but Windows firewall is used to view log on in a network.
All of your network activity is recorded every time that you are on your computer. The Windows tool that you use to view the recorded log of your network activity is the Task Manager.
Typically, for Windows computers, the Network and Sharing Center is the tool used to determine network connectivity and troubleshoot connection problems. On a Windows computer, go to your start button (the windows logo in the bottom left hand corner of your screen), select "Control Panel" then select "Network and Internet" then select "Network and Sharing Center."
Explore few of the commands like Netstat &Nbtstat for Network Connections, Netsh for Firewall, Diskpart for Storage in Windows Server 2008.
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Ping
Winshark is the networking tool to check the network traffic over the internet.
I'll assume your're on windows. Using the windows tool resource monitor you can observe network activity, cpu usage and memory usage. For your GPU use a program like GPU-Z.
Device Manager
tracert.exe , Ipconfig.exe
Network and Sharing Center
Detect network bottlenecks.
Honey Pot
Honey Pot
Network and Sharing Center
The User Accounts control panel
the task manager is the best tool to check.
Network and Sharing Center
Performance Monitor