Cabletron Systems Dec GigaSwitch manual Network Information Panel/Network Information Label

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Network Information Panel/Network Information Label

The Network Information Label displays the name, address, or subnet mask of this interface, according to selections made in the Interface Options Panel, (see Interface Options Panel on page 2-8) .

Double-clicking on this label displays the Network Information Panel, displaying the name, address, and subnet mask of this interface.

Interface Performance View/Logical Gauge Label

Double-clicking on this label of the Interface Icon allows you to access the Performance View for the interface. You can also access this view by highlighting the GigaSwitch icon and selecting Performance from the Icon Subviews menu. This area is also a Logical Gauge, which is described later in this chapter. The Performance view summarizes network traffic flow in packets for this interface, providing the following information:

Multi-Attribute Line Graph

The Multi-Attribute Line Graph provides a general indication of network activity. The attributes are pre-selected and use colors to represent different statistics. For more information on the Multi-Attribute Line Graph, refer to SPECTRUM Views. Table 2-5lists the color and statistical definitions for each attribute.

Table 2-5.	Color and Statistical Definitions for each Attribute
	Statistic	Color	Description
	%	White	The percentage of the total number of packets
	Transmitted		that have been transmitted, device-wide, during
			uptime.
	% Discarded	Orange	The percentage of the total number of packets
			that have been discarded, device-wide, during
			uptime.
	% Error	Red	The percentage of the total number of packets
			that have contained errors, device-wide, during
			uptime.
	% Host	Yellow	The percentage of the total number of packets
	Bound		that have been delivered to the local host from
			the port during uptime.
	In Packet	Light Blue	The total number of packets that have been
	Rate		received, device-wide, during uptime.
	Out Packet	Turquoise	The total number of packets that have been
	Rate		transmitted, device-wide, during uptime.
	Total Packet	Royal Blue	The total number of packets that have been
	Rate		transmitted and received, device-wide, during
			uptime.

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