TITLE
    Network Assistant: Using the Network Performance Report
Article ID:
Created:
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20193
7/22/96
10/28/97

TOPIC

    This article comes from the Apple Network Administrator Toolkit (ANAT) manual and describes how the information from the Network Performance Report can be used.


DISCUSSION


    The Network Performance Report includes information that you can use to evaluate the performance of your network. Here are some suggestions for using the Network Performance Report:
    • The number of routers between your workstation and another workstation can affect the time the packets take to return. When you evaluate the times for a workstation, you should compare them to the times for a workstation in the same area of the network or with the same number of intervening routers.
    • If the number of routers is not what you expect, there may be a problem with your network.
    • If the maximum time for a packet to return from a workstation is significantly greater than the times for other workstations in the same area of your network, there may be a problem with the workstation.
    • If a single workstation has a large number of lost packets, there may be a problem with the network connection to that workstation.
    • If several workstations in the same area of the network have a large number of lost packets, there may be a network connection problem or a problem with an intervening router or bridge.


Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: Apple Network Administrator Toolkit
Sub Category: General Topics

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