Monitor Interfaces

To view statistical information on ports with a network connection, click Monitor==>Interfaces and select a PortMaster from the pull-down list at the top of the PMVsion display. For a PortMaster 4, select a board to view.

Typically, the interface is Ether1, Ether0, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), or Frame Relay.

Select a board and use the Reset Counters button to restart incrementing values in PMVision only, not on the PortMaster. Use Restore Counters to restore the counters to their real-time values.

To view Interfaces simultaneously with other options in the PMVision tree, click New Window.

Device

IP address or name of the selected PortMaster or other device.

Board

Slot number that the board occupies in a PortMaster 4.

Interface

Ether0 or Ether1, ptp (PPP via a dial-in connection), or Frame Relay (via a dial-in connection).

In Packets

Number of packets received.

Out Packets

Number of packets transmitted.

In Errors

Number of inbound packets received with a transmission errror.

Out Errors

Number of attempted outbound packet transmissions that were terminated abnormally because of an error.

Collisions

Number of transmissions that collided with another connection and had to be resent. Too many collisions significantly degrades performance.

Resets

Number of times the port has been reset.

Queue

Current size of packets in the queue waiting to be sent.