Chapter 5: Local Management
MTU
The MTU field displays the maximum frame size (in octets) that a packet may contain to be received or transmitted from this interface.
Speed
The Speed field displays an estimate of the interface’s current bandwidth in bits per second.
Link Status
This field displays the current link status of the interface. This field displays either Link or No Link.
Duplex Mode
This field indicates whether the interface is operating in normal (standard) or full duplex mode. This field displays either Standard or Full Duplex.
Interface [nn] (Command)
This command is used to enter an interface number for viewing statistics. For instructions on how to use this command, refer to Section 5.23.1.
CLEAR COUNTERS (Command)
This command is used to reset all statistic counters to zero. For details on how to use this field, refer to Section 5.23.2.
5.23.1 Displaying Interface Statistics
To display the statistics for any interface, proceed as follows:
1.Use the arrow keys to highlight the Interface [nn] field at the bottom of the screen.
2.Press the SPACE bar to increment (or press the DEL [delete] key to decrement) the interface number.
Press ENTER (neither the Interface # fields nor the statistics will change until ENTER is pressed).
5.23.2 Using the Clear Counters Command
To reset all the statistics counters of the selected interface to zero, perform the following steps:
1.Use the arrow keys to highlight the CLEAR COUNTERS field.
2.Press ENTER, the counters for the selected interface are reset to zero.
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