NS3000/iX Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual (36922-90042)

192 AppendixA
LINKCONTROL Command
NS 3000/iX IEEE 802.5/Token Ring Link Statistics
NS 3000/iX IEEE 802.5/Token Ring Link
Statistics
The following section describes the data that is output when you issue
the LINKCONTROL command to obtain statistics relating to NS 3000/iX
IEEE 802.5 Links.
LINKSTATE Parameter Fields
The following is an example of the data that is displayed when you
issue the LINKCONTROL
linkname ;STATUS=LINKSTATE command:
Linkname: TR1 Linktype: IEEE8025 Linkstate: CONNECTED
Linkname — The Linkname field specifies the name of the link.
Linktype — The Linktype field specifies the type of link, such as
LAP-B or IEEE 802.5, that is being monitored.
Linkstate — The Linkstate field specifies the current state of the link.
The possible link states are as follows:
• Connected
• Not connected
• Retry
CONFIGURATION Parameter Fields
The CONFIGURATION parameter for IEEE 802.5 links displays several
fields in addition to the
LINKSTATE parameter field. The following is an
example of the data that is displayed when you issue the LINKCONTROL
linkname ;STATUS=CONFIGURATION command:
Physical Path: 48 Data Rate: 16 Mbps
Current Station Address: 10-00-90-90-C8-46
Default Station Address: 10-00-90-90-C8-46
Functional Address Mask: 00-00-00-00
Physical Path — The Physical Path field displays the current physical
path for the Token Ring card as specified in the NMMGR configuration
file.
Data Rate — The data rate that the card is configured to operate at.
This is set to either 4 or 16 Mbps by a jumper on the card.
Current Station Address — The Current Station Address field is a
display of the six (6) byte address to which the node is configured to
respond. This address is used whenever frames are sent to the network
media. The default station address is used unless it is overridden in the
NMMGR link configuration screen. If this field is changed, then the