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InfiNet Wireless R5000 Technical User Manual
Copyright © 2004-2006 by InfiNet Wireless Limited.
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Like in review mode this regime provides with the information about a current
activity but on the configured frequency.
To run the review mode please type the following command:
muffer <IF-NAME> mac2
Statistics
The statistics gathering is used for estimating link load intensity and per client.
The amount of packets sent and received, and the number of retransmissions is
shown for each MAC address participating in the data exchange.
The statistics output is presented in the picture below.
The following decisions can be made by analyzing the outputted parameters:
• If the number of repeated packets is comparable with total number of
packets that means that you might have an interference source on the
selected frequency. For normally operating link the percentage of
repeated packets should not exceed 10%. It is extremely important to
obtain a permanent zero value for the average number of repeats per
packet. If the value is not zero that means that the link is NOT working
properly and requires further improvement
• If total percentage of repeated packets and the percentage of packets
that were repeated at least once are close to each other that might
mean that you have got a permanent source of interference. Otherwise,
it means that a strong interference source appears from time to time
breaking your signal
• Concerning the fact that statistics module outputs the information for
each MAC-address separately, you can reveal the problem for some
specific unit on the wireless network
The “muffer stat” command shows the statistics only from registered devices.
To view statistics type the following command:
muffer stat
To reset all counters please type