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Viewing Internet Connection Statistics

You can view statistics for the ZoneAlarm router's Internet connection.

To view statistics for the 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. 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 PPPoE and PPPoE Internet connections.

Connection Probing

 

Probing Method

The connection probing method configured for the Internet connection

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 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 Wired Network Statistics

Viewing Wireless Network Statistics

Viewing Bridge Statistics