Prerequisites

.NET Framework v2.0

WinPcap 3.1 - Optional.

Installation

Unzip the SoapTrace.Net archive.

Startup

Run SoapTrace.exe, which can be found in the SoapTrace/bin folder.

If WinPcap or Raw Sockets will be used to monitor messages, SoapTrace.Net must be run under an Administrator account.

Monitoring Messages

The first time SoapTrace.Net starts up it will listen for connections on port 8080 and forward connections to localhost on port 80.

To change the settings, select the menu option "File"->"Settings".

SoapTrace.Net's packet capture settings dialog.

Clicking on an list entry on the left hand side will cause the soap request and response to be displayed. Message display options can be found under the View and the Format menus.

SoapTrace.Net's GUI.

SoapTrace.Net supports a tabbed view allowing monitoring of messages sent to different servers. To open a new tab, select the menu option "File"->"New Tab". To close the currently active tab, select the menu option, "File"->"Close Tab". Each tab has its own settings, which can be accessed via the "File"->"Settings" menu option.

Shutdown

To shutdown SoapTrace.Net:

Select the menu option "File"->"Exit" or right click the tray icon SoapTrace.Net's tray icon. and select "Exit".