Novell Documentation: NetWare 6 - Viewing MacIPX Gateway Statistics

Viewing MacIPX Gateway Statistics

To view MacIPX gateway statistics, load MONITOR and select the following parameter path:

Select LAN/WAN Information > MACIPXGW

A screen displays the statistics explained in Table 7.

Table 7. MacIPX Gateway Custom Statistics

Statistic	Explanation
Received Tickle Packets	Number of tickle packets sent by MacIPX clients served by the gateway. MacIPX clients send tickle packets to the MacIPX gateway; the gateway sends IPX broadcast packets back to the clients.
IPX Broadcast Requests from IPX Stack	Number of IPX broadcast packets sent to the MacIPX gateway by the IPX stack in the NetWare server +79595or Novell router.
IPX Broadcast Requests from MacIPX Clients	Number of IPX broadcast packets sent to the MacIPX gateway by the MacIPX clients that the MacIPX gateway is servicing.
DDP Packets Broadcasted for IPX Broadcasts	Number of AppleTalk packets sent out as broadcast packets carrying IPX broadcast packets.
DDP Packets Unicasted for IPX Broadcasts	Number of AppleTalk packets sent out as unicast packets carrying IPX broadcast packets.
Received DDP Packets with Unknown Options	Number of AppleTalk packets received by the gateway that include unrecognized encapsulation demultiplexing options. This indicates corrupted packets or incompatible client software. Ensure that your network cabling is working correctly and that software on the Macintosh clients is compatible with this version of the MacIPX gateway.
Received DDP Packets with Wrong Type	Number of AppleTalk packets received by the gateway that include an incorrect AppleTalk packet type. This indicates the presence of corrupted packets or incompatible client software. Ensure that your network cabling is working correctly and that software on the Macintosh clients is compatible with this version of the MacIPX gateway.
Received Service Requests	Number of requests received by the gateway to provide service to MacIPX clients.
Transmitted Service Grants	Number of times the gateway granted service to MacIPX clients.
Transmitted Service Refusals	Number of times the gateway refused service to MacIPX clients.
Memory Allocation Failure	Number of times the gateway could not allocate memory. You might need to add memory to the NetWare server or Novell router to fix this problem.