SMC Networks 8606SX - annexe 2 User Manual page 44

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ETWORK OOLS
1. Open a map containing the target device.
2. Select the device with your mouse.
3. From the Tools menu, select Alive Test.
Note that network protocol, target address, and polling
interval default to the object description as defined in the
EliteView map.
In a few seconds, a dialog box opens showing device status.
To adjust parameters for the Alive Test:
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Adjust the Time Interval by clicking the up/down arrow to
increase or decrease its value. Time interval is the duration
(in seconds) between the transmission of query messages
from your PC, the network management station (NMS).
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Click Pause to halt the Alive Test temporarily.
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Click Resume to re-start the Alive Test.
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Click Reset to clear all the statistics.
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Click Set to specify a gateway for the target device.
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To exit the Alive Test, click on Exit.
The Alive Test collects a number of statistics. These include:
Statistics
Packets Sent
Packets Received
Received Percentage
Average Round Trip
Problem Solving with the Alive Test
The Alive Test helps determine a number of network conditions.
1. Symptom: No response with the Alive Test.
Condition:
No response is ever received during an Alive Test.
(packets received is 0).
Possible Cause:
The device does not exist or there is a cabling problem between your network management
station and the target device.
5-6
Number of messages sent by Alive Test.
Number of echoed messages received by Alive Test.
Ratio of messages received to messages sent.
Average time interval between the original message sent and the echoed
message received
Description Examples
7
6
85%
900 ms