This page contains information about the status of FastEthernet and Radio-802.11b or possibly Radio-802.11a interfaces, depending on which radio is instaled on the bridge.

System Settings

IP Address (DHCP) / IP Address (Static)

The IP address for the access point. The IP address can be assigned dynamically with DHCP or assigned statically.

IP Subnet Mask

The IP subnet mask identifies the subnetwork so the IP address can be recognized on the LAN.

Default Gateway

The IP address of your default internet gateway is displayed here.

MAC Address

The Media Access Control address is a unique identifier assigned to the network interface by the manufacturer.

Interface Status

Software Status

Indicates whether the FastEthernet, Radio-802.11b, or Radio-802.11a interfaces have been enabled or disabled by the operator.

Hardware Status

Indicates whether the line protocol for the FastEthernet, Radio-802.11a, or Radio-802.11b interface is up or down. Normally, if the Software Status is Enabled, then the Hardware Status is Up. An error is indicated if the Software Status is Enabled and the Hardware Status is Down.

Interface Resets

The number of times an interface has been completely reset for both the FastEthernet and radio ports. A reset occurs if packets queued for transmission were not sent within several seconds. This disruption may be caused by a malfunctioning modem that is not supplying the transmit clock signal or by a cable problem on the serial line. If the system notices that the carrier detect line of a serial interface is operational but the line protocol is not, it periodically resets the interface in an effort to restart it. Interface resets can also occur when an interface is looped back or shut down.

Receive

Input Rate Timespan

The timespan being used for the input rates.

Input Rate (bits/sec)

The average number of bits per second transmitted in the designated input rate timespan.

Input Rate (packets/sec)

The average number of packets per second transmitted in the designated input rate timespan.

Time Since Last Input

The number of hours, minutes, and seconds since the last packet was successfully received by an interface. Knowing this time helps you determine the load on the interface and helps locate network problems.

Total Packets Input

The total number of error-free packets received by the system.

Total Bytes Input

The total number of error-free bytes received by the system.

Broadcast Packets

The total number of broadcast packets received by the interface.

Total Input Errors

The total number of input-related errors that occurred including runts, giants, no buffer, CRC, frame, overrun, and ignored counts.

Overrun Errors

The number of times the receiver hardware was unable to send received data to a hardware buffer because the input rate exceeded the receiver's ability to process the data.

Ignored Packets

The number of received packets ignored by the interface because the interface hardware ran low on internal buffers. Broadcast storms and bursts of noise can cause the ignored count to be increased.

Throttles

The number of times the receiver on the port was disabled, possibly because of a buffer or processor overload.

Transmit

Output Rate Timespan

The timespan being used for the output rates.

Output Rate (bits/sec)

The average number of bits transmitted per second in the designated output rate timespan.

Output Rate (packets/sec)

The average number of packets transmitted per second in the designated output rate timespan.

Time Since Last Output

The number of hours, minutes, and seconds since the last packet was successfully transmitted by the interface. Knowing this time helps you determine traffic load on the interface and helps locate network problems.

Total Packets Output

The total number of messages transmitted by the system.

Total Bytes Output

The total number of bytes, including data and MAC encapsulation, transmitted by the system.

Total Output Errors

The sum of all errors that prevented the final transmission of datagrams out of the interface being examined.

Last Output Hang

The number of hours, minutes, and seconds (or never) since the interface was last reset because of a transmission that took too long. When the number of hours in the Time Since Last Input, Time Since Last Output, or Last Output Hang fields exceeds 24 hours, the number of days and hours is printed.