Network Assistant
Monitoring and Troubleshooting a Wired LAN
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Nearest Switch Test
An integral part of discovery is locating the switches on
the network. The Nearest Switch test uses SNMP to
search for and find the switch that is closest to the port
that the instrument is connected to. After the nearest
switch is discovered, its active ports are monitored for
utilization and errors.
1.
To check the status of the nearest switch, tap
Nearest Switch.
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Figure 15. Nearest Switch Summary
As shown in Figure 15, the preview pane displays the
IP address of the switch along with its VLAN
identifier and port number. You can also see the
speed of the interface and find out how many hosts
are connected to the ports on the switch.
The graphs update you on bandwidth utilization
and errors found on the busiest port.
2.
To see a detailed report on the nearest switch, tap
.
On the Switch Details screen, you can run also one
of the diagnostic tests (for example, Trace Switch
Route or Ping) to troubleshoot connectivity or
performance problems associated with the switch.
