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

194 AppendixA
LINKCONTROL Command
NS 3000/iX FDDI Link Statistics
NS 3000/iX FDDI 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
FDDI 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: FDDILINK Linktype: FDDI Linkstate: RING UP
CONFIGURATION Parameter Fields
The CONFIGURATION parameter for FDDI 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: 0/28
Current Station Address: 08-00-09-09-63-67
Default Station Address: 08-00-09-09-63-67
Current Multicast Address List is empty
Physical Path — The Physical Path field displays the current physical
path for the FDDI card as specified in the NMMGR configuration file.
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
station address of this node is changed. Make sure that you note this
new address in the system manager log.
Default Station Address — The Default Station Address field is the
default value for the Current Station Address described above. The
default station address is determined by the specific FDDI card.
Current Multicast Address List — This is a list of all multicast
addresses that have been configured for this link. These multicast
addresses are those to which this node will now respond.