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Viewing Internet Connection Statistics

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You can view statistics for the primary and secondary Internet connections.

To view statistics for an Internet connection

  1. Click Reports in the main menu, and click the Networks tab.

    The Networks page appears.

  2. In the tree, click on the Internet connection.

    The page displays statistics for the Internet connection. The following example shows statistics for the primary Internet connection.

    For information on the fields, see the following table.

  3. To refresh the display, click Refresh.

Internet Connection Statistics

This field…

Displays…

Type

The Internet connection's type

Status

The Internet connection's status

IP Address

The appliance's current IP address on the network interface

MAC Address

The appliance's MAC address on the network interface

Internet

 

Mode

The Internet connection method used

Connected

The connection duration, in the format hh:mm:ss, where:

hh=hours

mm=minutes

ss=seconds

Remote IP Address

The IP address of the PPP peer.

This field is only relevant for PPP-based Internet connections.

Connection Probing

 

Probing Method

The connection probing method configured for the Internet connection

ADSL

These fields only appear for ADSL connections.

Standard

The DSL line's standard

Annex

The UTM-1 ADSL model (Annex A, Annex B)

Self Test

Indicates whether DSL modem has passed a self-test

Trellis Coding

The DSL line's trellis coding

Framing Structure

The DSL line's framing structure

Line Rate

The line rate for transmission (TX) and reception (RX) in kbps

ADSL Firmware

The installed ADSL firmware

ADSL Firmware [Backup]

The installed backup ADSL firmware

RF status

These fields only appear for ADSL connections.

Tx Power

The local and remote transmission power in dB

SNR Margin

The local and remote Signal to Noise Ration (SNR) margin in dB.

The SNR margin is the difference between the amount of noise received by the local/remote line end, and the amount of noise it can tolerate.

Line Attenuation

The local and remote line attenuation in dB.

The line attenuation is the difference between the signal power transmitted to the local/remote line end, and that which it received.

Modem

These fields only appear if a cellular modem is connected.

Manufacturer

The modem manufacturer

Model

The modem model

Revision

The modem revision

Serial

The modem serial number

Operator

The cellular operator

Signal Strength

The current signal strength in dB

BER

The bit error rate

Access Technology

The access technology used

Statistics

Statistics only appear if the Internet connection is connected

Packets

The total number of transmitted and received packets

Errors

The total number of transmitted and received packets for which an error occurred

Dropped

The total number of transmitted and received packets that the firewall dropped

Overruns

The total number of transmitted and received packets that were lost, because they were sent or arrived more quickly that the appliance could handle

Frame/Carrier

The total number of frame alignment and carrier errors.

Frame alignment errors occur when a frame that has extra bits is received. The number of such errors appears in the Received column.

Carrier errors occur when the carrier is not present at the start of data transmission, or when the carrier is lost during transmission. Such errors usually indicate a problem with the cable. The number of such errors appears in the Transmitted column.

See Also

Viewing Network Statistics

Viewing General Network Statistics

Viewing Wired Network Statistics

Viewing Wireless Network Statistics

Viewing Bridge Statistics