Enterasys Networks FN 100 manual Viewing Csmacd Statistics, Receive Errors, Alignment

The FN100 Chassis View

Viewing CSMACD Statistics

The CSCMACD Statistics Windows display statistics for each bridging interface on your FN100. Receive errors, transmission errors, and collision errors are displayed in this window.

Three color-coded pie charts allow you to view the breakdowns of each statistics group.

To access the CSMACD Statistics window from the Chassis View window:

1.Click on the desired port to reveal the Port menu.

2.Choose CSMACD Stats.... The following window will appear (Figure 2-9).

NOTE

The CSMACD Statistics window can also be accessed from the Bridge Status window. See the bridging chapter in the Tools Guide for more information.

Figure 2-9. CSMACD Statistics Window

Each of the receive, transmission, and collision errors is described below.

Receive Errors

Alignment

The number of frames received on a particular interface that contain a non- integral number of bytes (color-coded green). Misaligned packets can result from

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