Patton electronic 2977 Server User Manual


 
5 • Using the Viewer Model 2977 DialFire RAS User Guide
54 About Patton View
About Patton View
Patton View is a diagnostic utility—currently available only for the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating sys-
tem—that provides tools to monitor and troubleshoot Patton adapter connections. Patton Viewer includes the
following features:
Line monitoring that includes information on each line and virtual circuit, and on the various protocol lay-
ers
Line tracing
Trace filtering tools that allow you to eliminate unwanted information from the display of information cap-
tured during a trace
Trace analysis tools that allow you to easily identify individual fields within captured frames
Graphical user interface and context-sensitive help
To use PattonAssist Viewer, see section “Starting Patton View”.
Starting Patton View
To start PattonAssist Viewer do the following:
1. From the
Start menu choose Run.
2. Enter the program name
Pattonview.
3. Patton Viewer will start. For detailed information on Patton View tools, choose Help.