Comtrol DeviceMaster NS-Link User Manual
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DeviceMaster Driver User Guide: 2000595 Rev. A
Using the Advanced Tab
7.
Click the Device Network Interface Details button to review the following
information.
Click Close to return to the Advanced tab.
Fields
Description
MAC Address
MAC Address is the network (MAC) address of the DeviceMaster that
is currently selected. It should match both the MAC address on the
General tab and the MAC address on the physical DeviceMaster.
Packets To
Packets To is the count of information frames sent to a layer in the
device driver and indicates actual data traffic sent.
Packets From
Packets From is the count of information frames received by a layer in
the device driver, and indicates actual data traffic received.
Retransmitted/%
All Sent
Retransmitted/% All Sent is the percentage of information frames
requiring retransmission due to network errors. If this value is not
zero, you may have network problems.
Reported State
Reported State contains a message showing the status of the device
driver to the selected DeviceMaster.
Devices Detected/
Available
Devices Detected/Available is the number of DeviceMasters found on
the network and how many of the DeviceMasters are available.
Out of Sequence/ %
of All Received
Out of Sequence/ % of All Received is the percentage of information
frames received out of order, possibly due to network errors. If this
value is not zero, you may have network problems.
Maximum Average
Buffer Usage
Maximum and Average Buffer Usage is the percentage of the network
buffer used since the driver was loaded.
Buffer Allocation
Failures
Buffer Allocation Failures displays how many times the driver failed to
allocate network buffers to the process because there were not enough
buffers.
Starving Port(s)
If any Buffer Allocation Failure happens, the Starving Port(s) list will
include the name of the COM port that could not be serviced
(immediately) because of it.
Reset
Reset clears the data values from the fields. and updates the data
displayed in the event that you want review data before the automatic
refresh cycle occurs.