The entire trace configuration is shown in the lower area of the dialog where all active Trace, Status and Show entries are listed with the respective filters and parameters.
![](../Graphics/monitor_trace_configuration.png)
To start the dump of the trace data, change to Display mode with the Start button. The ongoing trace dumps are displayed in this view:
- The trace events are listed chronologically in the upper area.
- The lower area lists the results of the events in sequence.
For easier navigation within long trace dumps, click a trace event in the upper area. The appropriate result is then enabled in the list and highlighted green.
Right-clicking a trace event opens up a context menu from where individual trace results can be shown/hidden.
Note: Trace data is collected as long as the trace dump is enabled. To prevent overloading the
main workstation memory using LANmonitor, trace data is automatically written to a backup
file. The time intervals and the maximum size of a backup file can be set with Extras /
Other Settings / Trace backup.
![](../Graphics/monitor_trace_result.png)