Miscellaneous Statistics

The Miscellaneous Statistics screen shows grouped statistics for WNMP and SNMP packets, filtering violations, and serial port use. 

WNMP statistics include:

Echoes

Echo requests received by the access point

Pings

Ping requests received by the access point

Passthrough Echoes

Echoes for clients associated with the access point

SNMP statistics include:

Requests

Configuration requests received from the SNMP manager

Traps

Access point messages sent to the SNMP manager

Filter statistics include:

ACL Violations

Attempts by client, not in ACL list to associate with this access point

Address

Packets discarded by address filter

Type

Packets discarded by type filter

Modem statistics for the serial port include:

Number of Dialouts

Dial-out attempts by the access point

Dialout Failures

Dial-out failures by the access point

Number of Answers

Answer attempts by the access point

Current Call Time

Current connection session length in seconds

Last Call Time

Last connection session length in seconds

Mobile IP statistics include:

Agent Ad Sent

Number of agent advertisements sent from the access point

Reg Request Received

Number of Mobile IP registration requests received

Reg Reply Sent

Number of Mobile IP registration replies sent

Analyzing Channel Use

The Intel® PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN Access Point keeps statistics for individual channels (frequencies). These identify channels that have difficulty transmitting or receiving due to retries.

To view statistics for individual channels

  1. Select Show Misc Statistics from the Main Menu.
  2. Select Per Channel Statistics. The display shows the packets sent, received, and retries for each channel.
  3. Press any key to continue.

Analyzing Retries

The access point keeps statistics of packets with multiple retries. Use these statistics to identify severe occurrences of retries. Retries occur when the transmitting station fails to receive an acknowledgment for a transmitted packet. This lack of acknowledgment can result from:

  1. two or more stations transmitting simultaneously and causing collisions
  2. the receiving station moving out of range
  3. the receiving station being powered off

Any one of these results causes both devices to suspend transmitting and retry later. Too many retries can indicate a system problem.

To view retry severity:

  1. Select Show Misc Statistics from the Main Menu.
  2. Select Retry Histogram. The display indicates the packets that experience retries (up to 15 retries).


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