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This can be done using the DOWNLOAD program or by copying the
updated ROUTER.CFG file onto each router by hand.
A sample statistics output is shown below:
STATSC RN
ARCNET MESSAGES:
NETWORK MESSAGES:
Idle:
Normal:
Broadcast:
Retry:
Invalid:
Failure:
Last Invalid Message:
Error:
4580890
33589
2202
0
0
0
4580885
0
0
Idle:
Normal:
Broadcast:
Retry:
Invalid:
33589
2202
Figure 5 − Example of Statistics Screen
The first column shows the number of ARCNET messages received
by the router. The second column shows the number of Ethernet
messages received by the router. The Idle counters are incremented
whenever the router doesn’t have any messages to process and is
idle. When the statistics display on the monitor, the Idle counter
increments continuously.
Note: Use the Idle counter only as an indication that the router is
running. It does not provide an accurate estimate of percent
idle time for the router.
The Normal message counters indicate the number of Normal
(non-broadcast) messages that are received by the router. The
Broadcast message counters indicate the number of Broadcast
messages received by the router that are destined for all of the nodes
in Metasys. The Retry message counter tracks the number of times
an RTOS (Real Time Operating System) message is retransmitted;
low numbers reflect stable N1 communications.