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Conference 7.286::fddi

Title:FDDI - The Next Generation
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Thu Apr 27 1989
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2259
Total number of notes:8590

1096.0. "Collision Detect Check Failures" by WRKSYS::GKELLY (Proverbs 9) Mon Sep 27 1993 12:52

Hi,

  We're debugging system and/or network hesitations and delays in our
LAN. One of the observations we'd like to clear up or correct is on
and Ultrix/fddi system getting Collision Detect Check Failures. The 
following is data compiled from the last reboot Friday evening. 
  
  This system utilizes DECnet and IP heavily, as both general user and 
for software deveolopment. Along with heavy use of mail, nfs, and 
user applications.

   Any insight on underatanding these collisions is welcome.

Thanks, Gk


# ncp show known line counters | more

Known Line Volatile Counters as of Mon Sep 27 08:34:25 EDT 1993

Line  =  FZA-0

          31477  Seconds since last zeroed
           >4294967294  Bytes received
              0  Bytes sent
      209707292  Multicast bytes received
              0  Data blocks received
      133912519  Data blocks sent
        1003272  Multicast blocks received
        1359705  Blocks sent, initially deferred
       25152176  Blocks sent, single collision
         178503  Blocks sent, multiple collisions
             25  Send failure, including:
                       Excessive collisions
                       Open circuit
                       Remote failure to defer
          22813  Collision detect check failure
              0  Receive re
              0  Unrecognized frame destination
              0  Data overrun
              0  System buffer unavailable

System Info: 
-----------
SYSTEM ID                 x82040230     HW REV: x30
                                        FW REV: x2
                                        CPU TYPE: R2000A/R3000
PROCESSOR TYPE                          KN03
MESSAGE                                 ULTRIX V4.3 (Rev. 44) System #2: Tue
                                         _Feb  2 16:15:29 EST 1993
                                        DECsystem 5000 Model 240
                                        KN03 Processor - system rev 48
                                        64K Instruction Cache, 64K Data Cache
                                        cpu0 ( version 3.0, implementation 2 )
                                        fpu0 ( version 4.0, implementation 3 )

FDDI info: DEFZA-AA Hardware Rev E05
------------------------------------
                                       fza0 at ibus1
                                        fza0: DEC DEFZA FDDI Interface,
                                         _hardware address 08:00:2b:1d:66:22
                                         _ROM rev 1.0  Firmware rev 1.2
ln0 is terminated:
-----------------
                                       ln0 at ibus3
                                        ln0: DEC LANCE Ethernet Interface,
                                         _hardware address: 08:00:2b:2e:76:2a
T.RTitleUserPersonal
Name
DateLines
1096.1KONING::KONINGPaul Koning, A-13683Mon Sep 27 1993 15:104
Since FDDI is not Ethernet, those counters are obviously nonsense.  I can't
understand why Ultrix would report them.

	paul
1096.2UPSAR::THOMASThe Code WarriorMon Sep 27 1993 17:395
    ULTRIX Phase IV barely supports FDDI (it allows you to turn on the
    circuit and that's it).
    
    The counters are bogus.  To get the real counters, use
    netstat -I fza0 -s
1096.3that looks betterWRKSYS::GKELLYProverbs 9Tue Sep 28 1993 10:3379
    RE: The counters are bogus.  To get the real counters, use
        netstat -I fza0 -s
    
    Must have missed  README #209485. 
    
    Thanks, Gk
    
    
fza0 FDDI counters at Tue Sep 28 07:21:57 1993

       47993 seconds since last zeroed
  4294967295 ANSI MAC frames count
           0 ANSI MAC frame errors
           0 ANSI MAC frames lost
  1202516158 bytes received
   973354966 bytes sent
     3677803 data blocks received
     3921987 data blocks sent
    36731218 multicast bytes received
      270723 multicast blocks received
     2243648 multicast bytes sent
       31018 multicast blocks sent
           0 transmit underrun errors
           0 send failures
           0 FCS check failures
           0 frame status errors
           0 frame alignment errors
           0 frame length errors
           0 unrecognized frames
           0 unrecognized multicast frames
           0 receive data overruns
           0 system buffers unavailable
           0 user buffers unavailable
           0 ring reinitialization received
           0 ring reinitialization initiated
           0 ring beacon process initiated
           0 duplicate tokens detected
           0 duplicate address test failures
           0 ring purge errors
           0 bridge strip errors
           0 traces initiated
           0 traces received
           0 LEM reject count
           0 LEM events count
           0 LCT reject count
           0 TNE expired reject count
           1 Completed Connection count
           0 Elasticity Buffer Errors

fza0 FDDI status 

Adapter State:                     Running State
LED State:                         Green
Link State:                        On Ring Running
Duplicate Address Condition:       Absent
Ring Purger:                       Purger off
Negotiated TRT:                    7.987  ms
Upstream Neighbor Address:         08-00-2B-2B-84-99
UNA Timed Out:                     False
Claim Token Yield:                 False
Frame Strip Mode:                  Bridge Strip
Ring Error Reason:                 No Reason
Last Direct Beacon SA:             00-00-00-00-00-00
Physical Port State:               In Use
Neighbor Physical Port Type:       Master
Reject Reason:                     No Reason
Physical Link Error Estimate:      15

fza0 FDDI characteristics 

Link Address:                      08-00-2B-1D-66-22
Firmware Revision:                 1.2 
ROM Revision:                      1.0 
SMT Version ID:                    1   
Requested TRT:                     8.000  ms 
Maximum TRT:                       173.015 ms 
Valid Transmission Time:           2.621  ms 
LEM Threshold:                     8 
PMD Type                           Multimode