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Checking Bridge Statistics 4-7
There are three major observations you can make from the Bridge
Statistics screen:
■Note the status of each port.
You can check the status of each port to see if it is abnormal.
■Note the overall traffic.
Occasional errors and overruns are normal in busy networks but
you should investigate unusually high numbe rs in these fields.
Familiarize yourself with normal received and transmitted traffic
volumes for your configuration. This activity is called baselining
and will help you spot unusual activity more quick ly.
■Compare the forwarded traffic against other received and
transmitted traffic.
Bridges are used for restricting traffic between network segments.
If your bridge is forwarding an unusually large amount of traffic,
you may need to rearrange some of the nodes. Nodes that
communicate frequently should, if possible, be on the same
network segment.