Operation Manual

Description of the menu options
ELSA LANCOM Wireless
R37
English
B-Nodes
Broadcast nodes. A B node performs name negotiations exclusively via broadcasts. Such
a computer is not visible over a router connection, since broadcasts may not be routed.
P-Nodes
Point-to-point nodes. For name negotiations, a P node requires a NetBIOS nameserver
(NBNS) as well as a NetBIOS datagram distribution server (NBDD) to transfer datagrams
over a router.
M-Nodes
Mixed nodes. This type is a mixture of B and P nodes. It acts as a B node in the local
network; if the required partner can't be found in the local network, it attempts to locate
it using an NBNS query (P node behavior).
W-Nodes
This type of node is not permissible according to RFC, but was introduced nevertheless
by Microsoft as a hybrid node.
Status/TCP-IP-statistics/DNS-statistics
The DNS statistics provide supplementary information about the DNS module. This
menu has the following structure:
P-Nodes Number of currently active P nodes (peer-to-peer) in the network
M-Nodes Number of currently active M nodes (mixed-mode) in the network
W-Nodes Number of currently active W nodes (hybrid) in the network
LAN-rx Number of DNS packets received by the LAN
LAN-tx Number of DNS packets sent on the LAN
WAN-rx Number of DNS packets received by the WAN
WAN-tx Number of DNS packets sent on the WAN
Forwarded Number of requests that could not be fulfilled and were thus
forwarded
Errors Number of invalid requests
DNS-access Indicates the number of names that were looked up from the DNS
table
DHCP-
access
Indicates the number of names that were looked up from the DHCP
table
NetBIOS-
access
Indicates the number of names that were looked up from the
NetBIOS tables
Filter Number of DNS packets filtered by the filter table
Hit-list This table contains the 16 most popular requests. These may then
be prohibited via the filter list if desired.