Chapter 7 Performing Diagnostics

Diagnostic Tools for Mac OS 9

Step 5 Click the Start button to run the link test. While the test is running, statistics are displayed and updated periodically.

Figure 7-4shows the Link Test screen while it is running.

Figure 7-4 Link Test Screen (While Running)

Table 7-1interprets the statistics that are displayed on the Link Test screen while the link test is running.

Table 7-1 Link Test Statistics

 

 

 

 

Link Test Statistic

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Packets Transmitted

The number of packets of the specified size that were transmitted

 

 

 

 

 

successfully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Packets Received

The number of packets of the specified size that were received

 

 

 

 

 

successfully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Packets Lost

The number of packets of the specified size that were not received

 

 

 

 

 

successfully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

The operational mode of your client adapter.

 

 

 

 

 

Value: Error, Configured, Associated, Not Associated, or

 

 

 

 

 

Ad Hoc Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

The name of the access point to which your client adapter is

 

 

 

 

 

associated. It is shown only if the access point was configured

 

 

 

 

 

with a name and you are in infrastructure mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC Address

The MAC address of the access point to which your client adapter

 

 

 

 

 

is associated. It is shown only if you are in infrastructure mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Mac OS

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems OL-1377-03 manual Link Test Statistic Description