Enterasys Networks GatorMIM and GatorStar manual Packets Fields, Hard Errors, Soft Errors

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LocalTalk and GatorStar Statistics

The following packet and error statistics appear within the LocalTalk Statistics window:

Packets Fields

The Packet Fields display general performance information on the LocalTalk interface are as follows:

In Packets

The total number of good packets received by the

 

LocalTalk interface.

Out Packets

The total number of packets transmitted from the

 

LocalTalk interface.

Hard Errors

Hard errors are error conditions caused by physical layer problems, such as faults in the hardware, equipment, or wiring. Hard error fields are as follows:

In Errors

The total number of packets containing errors received

 

on the LocalTalk interface. In Errors are color-coded

 

magenta.

Collisions

The total number of collisions assumed on the LocalTalk

 

interface due to the lack of a lapCTS (link access protocol

 

Clear To Send) reply. Collisions are color-coded red.

Soft Errors

Soft errors are error conditions caused by corrupted data signals, such as failure along the transmission path. Soft error fields are as follows:

In No Handlers

The total number of good packets received on the

 

LocalTalk interface for which there was no protocol

 

handler. In No Handlers are color-coded green.

In Length Errors

The total number of packets received on the LocalTalk

 

interface in which the actual packet length did not match

 

the length specified in the header. In Length Errors are

 

color-coded yellow.

Defers

The total number of times the LocalTalk interface

 

deferred to other packets (postponed sending a packet

 

until after packets from other ports had already been

 

sent). This usually indicates that the network was busy

 

when the port wanted to send data. The link has to be

 

idle for at least 400 microseconds before it will start to

 

transmit.

No Data Errors

The total number of times the LocalTalk interface

 

received a lapRTS (link access protocol Request To Send)

 

packet and expected a data packet, but did not receive

 

any data packets.

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GatorMIM and GatorStar specifications

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