Wconsole can view any workstation attached to the same network as you are. However, some information will not be available for workstations that are not attached to any of the servers that you are logged into. Select this option to log into and logout from other file servers.
The name of the current file server is displayed in the status box above.
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INFORMATION ON OTHER WORKSTATIONS HELP
Select this option to view configuration, statistical, and version information for other workstations, bridges, and servers on your network.
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INFORMATION ON THIS WORKSTATION HELP
Select this option to view configuration, statistical, and version information for the workstation you are using.
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WORKSTATION MASTER LIST HELP
The workstation master list is not available in release 1.00. An update will be made available which will do the following:
Select this option to view or modify an "electronic card file" containing information on all workstations, bridges, and servers on your network. Configuration information is updated automatically. Other information is entered by the user.
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FILE SERVER SELECTION HELP
This list displays the file servers you are logged into and the login or account names you are using on that server. To select a server from this list move the selector bar and press <Enter>. You can also use the following keys for additional functions:
<Ins> - Login to a new server.
<Del> - Logout from server under selector bar.
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OTHER SERVERS HELP
This is a list of servers that are available to you on your network, but you are not yet logged into these servers and can not access them.
To login to one of these servers move the selector bar over the name of the server and press <Enter>. You will be then be asked for a login name. If you are required to use a password, you will also be asked for it. As you type your password it will not be displayed on the screen as a security precaution.
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USER NAME HELP
Type in the user name that you use on this server. Press <F1> again if you need help on editing keys.
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PASSWORD ENTRY HELP
The login account you are using requires a password on this server. Type in your password and press <Enter>.
As you type, no characters will be displayed on the screen, nor will the cursor move even though Netstat is storing what you type. This is done to prevent others from discovering your password while you type.
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INVALID PASSWORD HELP
Your password is incorrect. Try typing in your password again if you think you made a typo.
If you can't remember your password then contact the SUPERVISOR.
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INVALID USER NAME HELP
The user name is unknown on this server. Check your entry to see if you made a typo.
If you are sure your user name is correct then contact the SUPERVISOR to see if your account on the server has been deleted.
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NO GRACE LOGINS REMAINING HELP
Your password on the server has expired and the SUPERVISOR has set a limit to the number of times you may login with an expired password.
That limit has been exceeded and you may no longer log into this server.
Contact the SUPERVISOR to reactivate your account on this server.
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EXPIRED PASSWORD HELP
This is a WARNING message. You have been logged into the server, BUT your password for this server has expired. You are using one of your "Grace" logins, and may be prevented from logging into this server if your Grace logins run out.
Before you logout from this server change your password with SETPASS from the DOS command line or with the SYSCON program.
If you need additional help see the NetWare manuals or contact the SUPERVISOR.
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WORKSTATION LIST HELP (1)
This is a list of all nodes which could be found on this network. Nodes include workstations, servers, and bridges. Highlight the node that you wish to examine and press <Enter>.
Address:
The physical address of the node on the network. If more than one node has the same address, it probably indicates that the nodes are sharing a network card. If they are not, one of the addresses must be changed.
Description:
For workstations, the user or object name is given for each server the node is attached to. For servers, each LAN board is listed separately. For more information on the description, press <PgDn> to view the next help screen.
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DESCRIPTION SPECIAL FORMATS (2)
LAN (x) on (server):
Each server can have up to 4 LAN boards, labeled A through D.
Information is available for each LAN board separately.
Attached to (server):
The object is attached to (server) but not logged in.
Unknown on (server):
A description is not available for this connection because
you are not logged into (server).
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FILE SELECTOR HELP
Use the cursor keys to move the bar over the file you wish to use. Press <Enter> to select the file.
Lines that start with the "
" are directory entries. Pressing <Enter> while the bar is on these entries will display the files in that directory.
The "
.." entry is the parent directory entry. Selecting this entry will move you "up" one level in the current directory structure.
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LIST OF COMPONENTS HELP
Each node on the network is comprised of several components. For instance, a DOS workstation typically contains 3 components: IPX/SPX, Shell Driver, and Shell. The components correspond to specific network functions.
Choose a component for examination by highlighting the desired component and pressing <Enter>.
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COMPONENT INFORMATION HELP
Information for this component is broken down into several logical categories. Highlight a category using the cursor keys and press <Enter> to select it.
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LOGOUT HELP
Select YES to logout from the selected file server. Select NO to return to the list of file servers.
Pressing <Esc> has the same effect as choosing NO.
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CANNOT LOGOUT FROM PRIMARY SERVER
The primary server is the one that you logged into first. You cannot logout from your primary server from within Wconsole because you would automatically be logged out from ALL servers.
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UNAUTHORIZED STATION HELP
This user name/workstation/server combination has login restrictions associated with it. To login to the server you must either use a different workstation or have the supervisor change the workstation's login rights.
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LOGIN ERROR HELP
An error occurred during the login process, but no more information is available. If this is a recurring problem, please contact ETI Software technical support for further instructions. Be sure to make note of the error number, if given, and the exact circumstances that led to the error.
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DIAGNOSTIC ERROR HELP
An unknown error occurred during diagnostics. If this is a recurring problem, please contact ETI Software technical support for further instructions. Be sure to make note of the error number, if given, and the exact circumstances that led to the error.
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DOS ERROR HELP
An unknown error occurred when Wconsole attempted to execute a DOS operation. Your DOS manual may list error messages by number. If not, call ETI Software technical support for further instructions.
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IPX/SPX VERSIONS
The revision level for the workstation's internetwork packet exchange and sequenced packet exchange, respectively. The IPX and SPX version numbers will usually correspond to the version of NetWare. To update a station's IPX and SPX, replace IPX.COM with a more recent version.
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OS VERSION
The machine type, operating system, and operating system version for the node.
SHELL VERSION
The major and minor versions and revision letter (if applicable) for the node. The shell version usually corresponds to the version of NetWare being used. To update a workstation's shell version, replace the station's NET.COM with a more recent copy.
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DRIVER DESCRIPTION
"Driver" and "Info" contain text which describes the node's LAN board. This information usually includes the board's manufacturer, type, and model as well as configuration information.
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IPX PACKETS SENT
The number of packets that this component has attempted to send via IPX. Includes failed attempts as well as packets sent successfully.
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IPX MALFORMED PACKETS
The percentage of IPX packets which had a malformed header. Bad headers can result from faulty software or memory.
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EXIT WCONSOLE HELP
Select YES to exit Wconsole and return to DOS. Select NO to continue using Wconsole.
Pressing <Esc> is the same as selecting No.
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ACCOUNT DISABLED HELP
Even though your login account and password are correct you have NOT been logged into the server because you account has been disabled.
Your account can be disabled by the SUPERVISOR or can automatically be disabled by too many invalid login attempts on this account.
Contact the SUPERVISOR to determine why you account has been disabled.
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IPX PACKETS RECEIVED
The number of incoming IPX packets received from other nodes. Includes properly formed and malformed packets as well as packets that were lost.
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IPX PACKETS LOST
The percentage of packets received from other nodes that have been lost because an event control block could not be set up for the incoming packet.
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AES EVENTS SCHEDULED
The number of events scheduled through the asynchronous event scheduler. The AES is used to cause one or more events to occur after a specified time delay - for example, to signal the end of a timeout period when waiting for a reply from a server.
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POSTPONED AES EVENTS
The percentage of events scheduled through the asynchronous event scheduler which could not be completed at the specified time. Typically, an AES event would be postponed because the node was busy with another process when the scheduled time arrived.
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MAXIMUM SOCKETS CONFIGURED
The number of sockets allotted when the IPX driver was loaded. This number can be set in the SHELL.CFG file.
MAXIMUM SOCKETS OPEN
The maximum number of sockets which have been in use at any one time. Should be close to MAXIMUM SOCKETS CONFIGURED for a properly configured station. Reducing the number of sockets configured can free more memory on the workstation.
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OPEN SOCKET FAILURES
The number of times that a request to open an IPX socket could not be honored. If the maximum sockets open is very close to or equals the nubmer of sockets configured, you may wish to reconfigure the IPX driver (using SHELL.CFG) to allocate more sockets.
If the maximum number of sockets open is NOT close to the number of sockets configured, a large number of failures may indicate that faulty software is attempting to reopen sockets which are already open.
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LISTEN ECB'S
The number of event control blocks which have been set up to listen for incoming packets. Listen ECB requests are given to IPX by applications expecting to receive packets from other nodes.
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ECB CANCEL FAILURES
The number of times that IPX was not able to honor a request to cancel an event control block. This can happen when IPX has already begun sending or receiving the packet associated with the ECB when the request to cancel is received.
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FIND ROUTE FAILURES
The number of times that an IPX packet could not reach the specified network, node, and socket because a route to the network could not be found. Either the network does not exist, data in a bridge's routing table is incorrect, or the packet header itself has been corrupted.
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MAXIMUM CONNECTIONS
The number of SPX connections which can be open at any one time. Can be changed using SHELL.CFG.
MAX. CONNECTIONS USED
The largest number of SPX connections that have been in use simultaneously. The number should be close to MAXIMUM CONNECTIONS.
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SPX SEND PACKET REQUESTS
The number of times that this component has aattempted to send an SPX packet, including both failed and successful attempts.
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SPX BAD SEND REQUESTS
The percentage of send packet requests that have contained invalid information such as an unknown SPX connection ID or a packet header that was too small.
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SPX SEND FAILURES
The percentage of SPX packets sent for which no acknowledgement was received from the target node.
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SPX INCOMING PACKETS
The number of packets which have been received from other nodes, including good, bad, and duplicate packets.
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SPX BAD INCOMING PACKETS
The percentage of packets received which had an incorrect SPX connection ID. Bad SPX packets are discarded.
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SPX DUPLICATE PACKETS
The percentage of packets received which were duplicates of previously received packets. A node transmits a duplicate packet when no acknowledgement is received for the first packet. The acknowledgement may have been lost during heavy network activity.
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ESTABLISH CONNECTION REQUESTS
The number of times that SPX has been used to request a connection with another node, including both successful and failed attempts.
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ESTABLISH CONNECTION FAILURES
The percentage of request to establish a connection with another node which have failed. May be due to malformed SPX headers or the inablity to find a route to the target node's network.
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SPX CONNECTION ABORTED
The number of SPX connections which have been abandoned at the request of the application that established the connection.
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SPX LISTEN CONNECTION REQUESTS
The number of times that an application has instructed SPX to listen for a request from another station to establish a connection.
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SPX LISTEN CONNECTION FAILURES
The percentage of requests to listen for an establish connection request that have failed because no slots were available in the connection table. The size of the connection table can be configured using SHELL.CFG.
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SPX LISTEN ECB's
The number of times that event control blocks have been set up to wait for incoming SPX packets.
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SPX MALFORMED LISTEN ECB'S
The percentage of listen event control blocks which have been malformed or for which no socket was open.
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NO LISTEN ECB AT TARGET
The number of times that an SPX packet could not be sent because the target station did not have a receive buffer allocated for it.
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PACKETS DISCARDED DUE TO NO LISTEN ECB'S
The number of incoming SPX packets that were discarded because no corresponding event control block had been posted to listen for the packet.
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CONNECTIONS DESTROYED BY WATCHDOG PROCESS
The number of connections aborted because a "watchdog" process set up to monitor the connection determined that the connection was no longer valid.
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DRIVER TYPE
Describes how the driver operates:
DMA - The driver uses direct memory access channels.
Guar. - The driver's functionality is 100% guaranteed.
Actual - The driver is functional, as opposed to a dummy
driver.
Dummy - The driver is non-functional and is being used
as a place holder. If this driver is a dummy,
the other information shown here may not be
correct.
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DRIVER MODE
Drivers on PC's run in one of two modes:
Real - The driver is designed to run on
80286-based CPU's (or higher) ONLY
and must operate in real mode on
these machines.
Protected - The driver can run on 8088/8086-based
machines or can run in protected mode
on 80286-based machines.
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DRIVER NODE ADDRESS
The unique 6-byte address for the LAN board. The node address should correspond to the middle part of the full address shown on the last line of the title bar above. If the node address is 000000000000h it may indicate that the shell or bridge driver does not handle this diagnostic request correctly. This should not affect the functionality of the driver in general.
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DRIVER NODE ADDRESS TYPE
The method of recording the LAN board's address:
Dynamic - Read dynamically when driver is initialized.
Hard coded - A permament part of the driver software.
Configured - Written into the driver by a software utility.
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MAXIMUM DATA SIZE
The largest number of data bytes which can be transmitted in a single packet.
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TRANSPORT TIME
The amount of time it takes for a 576-byte packet to travel from one node to another, measured in 18ths of a second. Numbers much larger than 1 may indicate a problem.
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EXTERNAL/INTERNAL BRIDGE HELP
Bridges are used for routing packets to other networks. The other networks may be also be NetWare based, or the bridge may translate or encapsulate packets to conform to other protocols. Internal bridges are processes within file servers, while external bridges are dedicated devices.
A NetWare bridge can contain up to four LAN boards; thus, it can access up to four networks directly. However, a bridge can send packets to more than four networks by routing packets to other bridges.
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I/O ADDRESS & DECODE RANGE
The driver may use either 1 or 2 address ranges for input/output.
ADDRESS - The starting address.
DECODE RANGE - Depending on the driver, may be either the number of bytes used following ADDRESS or the final address for the given range.
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CONFIGURATION NUMBER
If this driver is configurable, the configuration number is shown. The field ETHERNET indicates whether the driver is configurable.
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DRIVER MICROCHANNEL USAGE
Indicates whether or not the LAN board uses microchannel. "Required" means that all other LAN drivers installed in the station are required to use microchannel.
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DRIVER ETHERNET USAGE
"Configurable" means that more than one configuration is available. Protocol is shown as either "Ethernet" or IEEE "802.3".
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DRIVER INTERRUPT USAGE
If the interrupt is used, the number of the interrupt line is shown as well as whether usage of the interrupt is shared or exclusive. "Shared" means that other boards of the same type can use the same interrupt line.
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DRIVER DMA USAGE
Indicates whether or not this direct memory access channel is used. A driver may use up to two DMA channels. "Shared" means that other LAN boards of the same type can use the same DMA channel. "Exclusive" indicates that each board must have its own DMA channels.
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DRIVER MEMORY ADDRESS & DECODE RANGE
A driver can use up to two ranges of memory for purposes other than I/O.
ADDRESS - The starting address.
DECODE RANGE - Depending on the driver, can be either the final address in the range or the number of bytes used.
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DRIVER VERSION
If available, the major/minor version is shown. The driver version does not necessarily correspond to the NetWare version.
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DRIVER STATISTICS VERSION
If available, the major/minor version is shown for the portion of the driver that gathers statistical information such as this.
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NUMBER OF CUSTOM VARIABLES
A driver may use custom variables to keep track of configuration information. Use this number as a crude indication of additional memory used by the driver.
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TRANSMITTED PACKETS
The total number of packets transmitted successfully by the driver.
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OVERSIZED PACKETS
The number of packets that could not be transmitted because they were larger than the maximum allowed size. The maximum size is shown on the DRIVER CONFIGURATION screen.
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UNDERSIZED PACKETS
The number of packets that were not transmitted because they were smaller than the minimum allowed size. This usually means that the length indicated for the packet was smaller than the number of bytes needed to hold the header alone.
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RETRIES
The number of times that the driver had to retransmit packets. Retries may take place when the first attempt to send a packet results in an error.
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MISCELLANEOUS ERRORS
All other errors (other than the ones listed on this screen) which prevent a packet from being transmitted properly are classified as miscellaneous errors.
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TOTAL RECEIVED PACKETS
The number of packets which the driver has received successfully.
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ECB NOT LISTENING ERRORS
The number of times that an event control block has not been set up to listen for incoming packets.
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OVERSIZED PACKETS
The number of packets received that have been larger than the maximum allowed size. The packets may be malformed or have an incorrect length indicator, or they may have been sent by a node with a larger maximum packet size than this station's.
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UNDERSIZED PACKETS
The number of packets received that have been smaller than the size needed to hold a proper packet header. The packets may be malformed or the length indicator may be incorrect.
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BUFFER OVERFLOWS
The number of packets received that have been larger than the buffer allocated to receive them. The packets may be malformed or have an incorrect length indicator, or they may have been sent by a node with a larger maximum packet size than this station's.
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HARDWARE SIZE MISMATCHES
The number of packets for which the LAN interface hardware has detected missing or extra bytes.
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CHECKSUM ERRORS
The number of packets received with an invalid checksum. Note that many drivers do not support checksums.
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MISCELLANEOUS ERRORS
All other errors (other than the ones listed on this screen) which prevent packets from being received correctly are counted as miscellaneous errors.
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SERVER TABLE
NAME - The name of the server, if it could be determined. An asterisk (*) is placed before the name of the primary server.
CON - The number of the connection between the workstation & server.
ADDRESS - The network and node address for the server.
ROUTER - The node address of the routing bridge that the workstation communicates with directly. If the workstation is on the same network as the server "(none)" will be indicated.
SEQ - Packet sequence number; the counter used for sequenced packet exchange. Use it to determine which servers a workstation is communicating with currently.
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BRIDGE DRIVER STATUS
A bridge driver can address up to four LAN boards. The status of each LAN board is shown.
ALIVE - Board is present and fully functional.
DEAD - Board is present but disabled or non-functional.
NOT PRESENT - No LAN board installed for this board number.
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SHELL REQUESTS
The total number of requests that the station's shell has made to all servers combined.
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OPERATOR ABORTS
The number of times that a network error message has appeared and the user has responded with an "A" to abort.
OPERATOR RETRIES
The number of times that a network error message has appeared and the user has responded with an "R" to retry.
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TIMEOUTS
The percentage of shell requests for which replies were not received within the timeout period. A large number of timeouts can indicate either heavy network traffic or a cabling problem.
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WRITE ERRORS
The percentage of shell requests resulting in a write error. When a timeout occurs with a shell request, the workstation normally retries the request. If, after repeated tries, the workstation fails to get a response, the shell considers it a write error. The message "Error writing to network" generally appears on the screen.
Write errors can result from extremely heavy network traffic, but a more likely cause is a cabling problem.
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INVALID REPLY HEADERS
The percentage of replies received by the shell with an improper packet type or checksum.
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INVALID SLOTS
The percentage of replies received by the shell with the wrong connection ID specified.
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INVALID SEQUENCE NUMBERS
The percentage of replies received by the shell with an incorrect SPX sequence number. Invalid sequence numbers result when a workstation did not expect a reply form a server or when the reply from a timed out request arrives after a retry has already been issued.
Invalid sequence numbers are often a sign of heavy network traffic.
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ERRORS RECEIVING
The percentage of shell requests for which an error was reported by IPX even though the packet was received correctly.
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NO ROUTERS FOUND
The percentage of requests which the shell tried unsuccessfully to reroute after an OPERATOR RETRY.
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DUPLICATE REQUEST ERRORS
The percentage of shell requests that received a "being processed" message from a file server. This will occur when a duplicate request is sent after a timeout and the original request did reach the server.
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CONNECTION/ADDRESS MISMATCHES
The percentage or requests for which server replies have indicated that the workstation's connection ID and network address do not correspond according to the information stored in the server. This can occur when a station is cleared or when a server is brought down and then rebooted.
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NETWORK GONE ERRORS
The percentage of shell requests for which a reply of "Network gone" was received from a server. Only Star 68000 servers can generate this reply. It indicates that the target network was unavailable at the time of the request.
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UNKNOWN ERRORS
The percentage of replies to shell requests that contained an error code unknown to the shell.
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CANNOT FIND ROUTE
The number of requests to connect to a file server which could not be honored because a route to the specified server could not be found.
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NO SLOTS AVAILABLE
The number of requests to connect to a file server which could not be honored because all connections on the file server were active. NetWare 286 supports 100 connections.
If this error occurs frequently, you may want to add another server or reorganize usage of existing servers.
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SERVER IS DOWN
The number of requests to connect to a file server which could not be honored because the shell determined that the specified server was down.
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TOTAL PACKETS SERVICED
The number of packets addressed to the bridge, including both routing requests and other requests (such as this diagnostic request).
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TOTAL PACKETS ROUTED
The number of packets that the bridge has routed to other networks.
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NETBIOS BROADCASTS
The number of requests serviced by the bridge which have been NetBIOS broadcasts.
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NO RECEIVE BUFFERS
The number of incoming packets lost because the bridge did not have enough memory available to allocate a buffer for the packets. This error can occur during periods of heavy internetwork traffic.
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NO SPACE FOR SERVICE
The number of internetwork packets which could not be routed by the bridge because no memory was available to duplicate the packets. This can occur during periods of heavy internetwork traffic.
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TOO MANY HOPS
The number of internetwork packets discarded because they had crossed too many bridges. As a way of limiting propagation of packets, each NetWare packet contains a count of the number of times that it has crossed a network bridge. When the count reaches fifteen, the packet is discarded.
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UNKNOWN NETWORK
The number of internetwork packets discarded by this bridge because the destination network was unknown to the bridge. This may indicate the the destination network did not exist or that the router could not find a path that crossed less than fifteen bridges.
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BRIDGE/SHELL DRIVER CONFIGURATION
Drivers provide the interface between the network hardware (the LAN board) and other software on the machine such as IPX/SPX.
The configuration information describes how the LAN board is set up. You may find that not all drivers return all configuration information correctly.
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BRIDGE/SHELL DRIVER STATISICS
Drivers provide the interface between the network hardware (the LAN board) and other software on the machine such as IPX/SPX.
Most errors which occur at this level are caused by either line noise or software bugs that result in faulty packet header information.
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IPX STATISTICS
IPX, or internetwork packet exchange, is NetWare's non-guaranteed protocol for transmitting packets. Packets are sent to their destination without any verification. There is no guarantee that packets will arrive in the order in which they were sent or that they will be received at all. This is the lowest (and fastest) level of packet exchange in NetWare.
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SHELL/VAP SHELL STATISTICS
The shell provides emulation of DOS routines for the workstation or value-added process. It translates disk commands into file server requests, maps printer ports to network queues, and provides other operating system support for network devices.
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SPX STATISTICS
SPX, or sequenced packet exchange, is NetWare's guaranteed protocol in the sense that reception of packets by other nodes is acknowledged. Packets which are not received are retransmitted, and duplicate packets are filtered out. A sequence number is used to assure that received packets are passed on to other applications in the correct order.
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