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Nortel VPN Router Troubleshooting
Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Dial-Up Networking
Monitor provides network statistics on device, connection, and network protocols
that help monitor traffic flow and assess PPTP connection performance. For more
information on the PPTP Dial-Up Networking Monitor, see the PPTP help or your
Microsoft PPTP client documentation.
System-based tools
Use the Manager Status
> Health Check window to view colored status indicators
that evaluate individual component status, and click associated hyperlinks to go
directly to manager windows for corrective action.
Use the Manager Status
> Statistics window to view detailed system and network
statistics.
Use the Manager Status
> Security, Config, System, and Event Log window to
view various logs recording system and network events that help you trace
problems and determine their origins.
Other tools
Table 2 lists the tools that are helpful for diagnosing connectivity problems from
Windows* 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT* workstations.
Table 2 Troubleshooting tools
Windows 95/Windows 98 Windows NT Use for...
Winipcfg command Ipconfig command Obtaining IP address, DNS,
WINS information
Netstat command Netstats command Viewing statistics from
Microsoft TCP/IP stack
Ping and tracert commands Ping and tracert
commands Testing connectivity, name
resolution, route tracing
Dial-Up Monitor status Dial-Up Monitor status Viewing modem settings,
throughput and errors