Enterasys Networks 700 - Manual (Page 42)

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View
2-22 Viewing Device Information
Viewing I/F Summary Information
The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view
statistics for the traffic processed by each network interface on your device. The
window also provides access to a detailed statistics window that breaks down
Transmit and Receive traffic for each interface.
To access the I/F Summary window:
1. From the Device View, click on the Device option from the menu bar.
2. Click again to select I/F Summary. The I/F Summary window, Figure 2-12 ,
opens.
Figure 2-12. The I/F Summary Window
The I/F Summary window provides a variety of descriptive information about
each interface on your device, as well as statistics which display each interface’s
performance.
The following descriptive information is provided for each interface:
Index
The index value assigned to each interface on the device.
Type
The type of the interface, distinguished by the physical/link protocol(s) running
immediately below the network layer. Possible values are fddi (for an installed
DELHF-UA), ethernet-csmacd (for standard, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet
front panel interfaces, as well as the backplane interfaces to the chassis), atm (for
an installed DELHA-UA), and Software LoopBack for the i960 Host Data port.