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Viewing Bridge Statistics

You can view statistics for bridges.

To view statistics for a bridge

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

    The Networks page appears.

  2. In the tree, click on the bridge.

    The page displays statistics for the bridge. For information on the fields, see the following table.

  3. To view statistics for bridged networks, in the tree, expand the bridge's node.

    The page displays statistics for the bridged network.

  4. To refresh the display, click Refresh.

Bridge Statistics

This field…

Displays…

Type

The network's type, in this case "Bridge"

IP Address

The appliance's current IP address on the bridge interface

Statistics

Statistics only appear if the bridge is enabled

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 router 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 Internet Connection Statistics

Viewing Wired Network Statistics

Viewing Wireless Network Statistics