Finisar Surveyor manual IP Time to Live Expiring, TTL=1 SA=206.250.228.69 and DA=206.250.228.11

Expert Features 10

Network Layer

IP Time to Live Expiring

Counter

IP Time to Live Expiring is a counter of all expiring connections over a period of time per segment. A count of all IP Time to Live Expiring events displays in the Overview counters of Expert View. A threshold for this counter can be set in Expert Alarms to generate an alarm based on a specific number of expiring connections.

Expert Symptom

IP Time to Live Expiring events are automatically logged as expert symptoms. The Symptom Summary field provides information about the “time-to-live” (TTL) and the source and destination addresses. For example:

TTL=1 SA=[206.250.228.69] and DA=[206.250.228.11]

Diagnostic Details

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Problem Description:

An IP packet has a time to live value that is going to expire.

The packet may be discarded.

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Probable Cause(s):

1.The network is overloaded.

2.Router tables may be misconfigured.

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Recommended Action(s):

1.Increase the network bandwidth.

2.Check your router configuration.

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