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SunFDDI/P 1.0 Adapter User’s GuideMay 1997

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not indicate the location of the cause of the error. Frequent

error

frames can

indicate a noise problem on the network, either dirt (optical fiber) or electrical
interference (UTP).

Lost (Lost Frames)

Running

pf_stat

without an interval and count displays the total number of

lost

frames since the interface was activated. Running

pf_stat

with an

interval and count displays the number of

lost

frames since the last

interrogation. A

lost

frame is defined as an

SMT

frame whose reception is

aborted by the

local

station. It does not indicate the location of the cause of

the error. A large number of

lost

frames can indicate a noise problem on the

network, either dirt (optical fiber) or electrical interference (UTP).

SA (Station Address)

Displays the

MAC

address for the local station.

UNA (Upstream Neighbor Address)

Displays the

MAC

address for the neighboring station, connected upstream on

the ring from the local station.

DNA (Downstream Neighbor Address)

Displays the

MAC

address for the neighboring station, connected downstream

on the ring from the local station.