IBM 16/4 Token-Ring Network Card User Manual


 
v Hardware status. This is the current status of the NIC. The status is
represented by the following values that correspond to the
NDIS_HARDWARE_STATUS-type values:
Status NDIS_HARDWARE_STATUS-type
value
Explanation
Ready NdisHardwareStatusReady The NIC is available and capable
of sending and receiving data over
the wire.
Initializing NdisHardwareStatusInitializing The NIC is initializing.
Resetting NdisHardwareStatusReset The NIC is resetting.
Closing NdisHardwareStatusClosing The NIC is closing.
Not Ready NdisHardwareStatusNotReady The NIC is closed, shut down, or
broken.
v Ring state. This is the state of the NIC with respect to entering the ring. The
ring state is represented by the following values that correspond to the
NDIS_802_5_RING_STATE values:
Status NDIS_802_5_RING_STATE value Explanation
Open NdisRingStateOpened This specifies an open ring.
Closed NdisRingStateClosed This specifies a closed ring.
Opening NdisRingStateOpening This specifies a ring that is
opening.
Closing NdisRingStateClosing This specifies a failure of a ring
open operation.
Open Failure NdisRingStateOpenFailure The NIC is closed, shut down, or
broken
Ring Failure NdisRingStateRingFailure This specifies a failure of a ring.
v Ring status. This indicates the last ring status, which corresponds to the
NDIS token-ring ring status codes (OID_802_5_CURRENT_RING_STATUS)
as listed in the following table:
Status OID_802_5_CURRENT_RING_STATUS
Signal Loss NDIS_RING_SIGNAL_LOSS
Hard Error NDIS_RING_HARD_ERROR
Soft Error NDIS_RING_SOFT_ERROR
Transmit Beacon NDIS_RING_TRANSMIT_BEACON
Wire Fault NDIS_RING_LOBE_WIRE_FAULT
Auto Removal Error NDIS_RING_AUTO_REMOVAL_ERROR
Remove Received NDIS_RING_REMOVE_RECEIVED
Counter Overflow NDIS_RING_COUNTER_OVERFLOW
Single Station NDIS_RING_SINGLE_STATION
Ring Recovery NDIS_RING_RING_RECOVERY
v Analysis. A summary of the operational status and suggestions for correcting
problems are displayed in this section of the NIC Status tab.
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