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Figure 3-87. Packet Statistics Menu
• Packets Received—Data packets received by this unit.
• Packets Sent—Data packets sent by this unit.
• Bytes Received—Data bytes received by this unit.
• Bytes Sent—Data bytes sent by this unit.
• Packets Dropped—To-be-transmitted packets dropped because
of a lack of buffers in the outbound queue.
• Receive Errors—Packets that do not pass CRC. This may be due
to transmissions corrupted by RF interference, Ethernet colli-
sions, or degradation. If significant Ethernet Receive Errors are
observed, check the quality of your Ethernet cabling and con-
nectors, or that you do not have cable lengths exceeding the
specification limits.
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Lost Carrier Detected—This parameter reports how many times
the wired Ethernet connection has lost link.
• Clear Ethernet Statistics—Resets the statistics counter. You must
answer the challenge question Send File? y/n before the request
proceeds.
• Clear MDS Wireless Statistics—Resets the statistics counter. You
must answer the challenge question Send File? y/n before the
request proceeds.