The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View2-24Viewing Chassis InformationThree informational fields appear in the upper portion of the window:DescriptionDisplays the interface description for the currently selected interface.AddressDisplays the MAC (physical) address of the selected interface.TypeDisplays the interface type of the selected port.The lower portion of the window provides the following transmit and receivestatistics; note that the first four statistics are also graphically displayed in the piecharts.UnicastDisplays the number of packets transmitted to or received from this interface thathad a single, unique destination address. These statistics are displayed in the piechart, color-coded green.Non-UnicastDisplays the number of packets transmitted to or received from this interface thathad a destination address that is recognized by more than one device on thenetwork segment. The multicast field includes a count of broadcast packets —those that are recognized by all devices on a segment. These statistics aredisplayed in the pie chart, color-coded dark blue.DiscardedDisplays the number of packets which were discarded even though theycontained no errors that would prevent transmission. Good packets are typicallydiscarded to free up buffer space when the network becomes very busy; if this isoccurring routinely, it usually means that network traffic is overwhelming thedevice. To solve this problem, you may need to re-configure your bridgingparameters, or perhaps re-configure your network to add additional bridges orswitches. Consult the Cabletron Systems Network Troubleshooting Guide formore information.These statistics are displayed in the pie chart, color-coded magenta.ErrorDisplays the number of packets received or transmitted that contained errors.These statistics are displayed in the pie chart, color-coded red.TIPYou can also access this information via the I/F Statistics option available on theindividual port menus; see Chapter 4, Statistics, for more information.
