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

200 AppendixA
LINKCONTROL Command
NS 3000/iX 100VG-AnyLAN Link Statistics
NS 3000/iX 100VG-AnyLAN 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
100VG-AnyLAN 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: SYSLINK Linktype: VG8023 Linkstate: CONNECTED
Linkname — The Likname field specifies the name of the link.
Linktype — The Linktype field specifies the type of link, such as
LAP-B, 100VG-802.3, or IEEE 802.3, 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
CONFIGURATION Parameter Fields
The CONFIGURATION parameter for 100VG-AnyLAN links displays
several fields in addition to the LINKSTATE parameter field. This is an
example of the data that is displayed when you issue the LINKCONTROL
linkname ;STATUS=CONFIGURATION command:
Physical Path: 10/4/8
Current Station Address: 08-00-09-DD-CC-99
Default Station Address: 08-00-09-DD-CC-99
Current Multicast Addresses:
99-00-09-00-00-01 09-00-09-00-00-03 09-00-09-00-00-04 09-00-09-00-00-06
Physical Path — The Physical Path field displays the current physical
path for the adapter card as specified in the NMCONFIG 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 previously. The