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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 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.