Finisar Surveyor manual Data Views, Editing in Decode View, Editing in Hex View

Surveyor

User’s Guide

Use the Undo and Redo functions from the Edit menu to remove or reapply the last packet edit.

Editing in Decode View

Editing in decode view allows you to edit packets without remembering offsets. Click on a field. A dialog box pops up showing the current value for the field and asks for a new value. The dialog box for each field is slightly different. Most dialog boxes can display and allow you to enter hexadecimal or decimal values. Some contain a Use little-endian bit order check box if bit order swapping is required. Changes made in decode view are automatically reflected in hex view.

Editing in Hex View

Edits are made in hex view by placing the cursor at a location and overwriting the current values. You can also paste (Ctrl + V) the contents of the paste buffer into a location. Values are always overwritten starting at the current cursor location in hex view so offsets remain correct.

Press the Decode button to display edits made in hex view in the decode view. Note that changes to the decode view are not automatic. This provides the option of creating error packets that can’t be decoded properly.

Data Views

Ring Statistics View (Token Ring Only)

From Detail View, click on the button to open a window with Ring Statistics

View. This view is available only if the Token Ring protocol is used by the resource. Ring Statistics View is not available from Summary View.

Ring Statistics View is available as two different tables. Click on the tabs at the bot- tom of the window to switch the view. Ring Statistics View is not available as a chart.

The Ring Stations tab shows all ring stations discovered in the local ring. Use this table to determine which stations are in the local ring, determine the ring station order, and discover which stations are Ring Error Monitors, Configuration Report Servers, or Ring Parameter Servers.

The Rings tab shows all rings discovered in the network with the time stamp of the first time that traffic from the ring was encountered on the network. Rings are redis- covered and time stamps changed if the connection is lost and then reestablished between Surveyor and the local ring.

Rings and ring stations are listed as they are discovered. Click on the Ring Order or the Ring Number columns to sort the rings in ascending or descending order. The

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