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connection is based upon the map item connected to the end nearest the half that the mouse is held over. The following table describes the information displayed:

Table 24 Tooltip Displays

Map Item

Information Displayed

 

 

Device

The current label of the device, as specified by View > Labels. For

 

more information about device labels see “Map Item Labels and

 

Address Translation” on page 175.

Physical Link

Details of the map item connected to the half of the link you are

 

holding the mouse pointer over, including:

 

The current label of the map item, as specified by View >

 

Labels.

 

The unit and port or ifIndex of the interface that the link is

 

connected to on the map item, if applicable.

 

The duplex mode of the interface that the link is connected to

 

on the map item, if applicable.

 

The resilience mode of the interface that the link is connected

 

to on the map item, if applicable.

 

The spanning tree mode of the interface that the link is

 

connected to on the map item, if applicable.

Layer-3

The IP address and subnet mask of the IP interface that the router

Connection

or layer-3 device at one end of the link has on the subnet at the

 

other end of the link.

 

In addition, when you hold the mouse pointer over the half of the

 

link nearest to the router or layer-3 switch the unit and port or

 

ifIndex that the IP interface is configured on are displayed.

Cloud

The current label of the cloud, as specified by View > Labels.

Subnet

The current label of the subnet, as specified by View > Labels.

Device Group

The name of the device group.

 

 

Map Item Labels and Address Translation

The View > Labels menu allows you to select the type of label to display for map items. The label selected affects the display of all map items in both the map and the tree, and also affects the display of tooltips for all map items. The sources that 3Com Network Director uses to obtain each label for a particular map item are described in the following table:

Table 25 Label Source Displays

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