Using the Console Interface
Table 3-9 describes the Port Statistics screen fields.
Note: With the exception of the Port field, all fields in this screen are
Table | Port Statistics screen fields |
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Field | Description |
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Port | Allows you to select the number of the port you want to view. |
| To view another port, type its port number and press [Enter], or press the space |
| bar on your keyboard to toggle the port numbers. |
Packets | Received column: Indicates the total number of packets received on this port, |
| including bad packets, broadcast packets, and multicast packets. |
| Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of packets transmitted successfully |
| on this port, including broadcast packets and multicast packets. |
Multicasts | Received column: Indicates the total number of good multicast packets received on |
| this port, excluding broadcast packets. |
| Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of multicast packets transmitted |
| successfully on this port, excluding broadcast packets. |
Broadcasts | Received column: Indicates the total number of good broadcast packets received |
| on this port. |
| Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of broadcast packets transmitted |
| successfully on this port. |
Total Octets | Received column: Indicates the total number of octets of data (including data in |
| bad packets) received on this port, excluding framing bits, but including FCS |
| octets. |
| Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of octets of data transmitted |
| successfully on this port, including FCS octets. |
Lost Packets | Received column: Indicates the total number of packets lost (discarded) when the |
| capacity of the port receive buffer was exceeded. |
| Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of packets lost (discarded) when |
| the capacity of the port transmit buffer was exceeded. |
FCS Errors | Indicates the total number of |
| framing but discarded because of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) errors. |
Frame Errors | Indicates the total number of |
| because of CRC errors and improper framing. |
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