There is also some good information on the Cisco routers if you have access
to it.  You can enter the command:  "show interface ethernet0 (or other
interface)".  There is a 5 minute input rate and a 5 minute output rate
displayed near the end of the listing.  You could also clear the counters
for that interface and manually time a period (say 5 minutes), then recheck
the counters to see how many packets/bytes were input or output during that
time period.  The clear command is:  "clear counters ethernet0".

Also, look for high collision rates both on the HP3000 and the router
interface.  Your switch(es) might also give some insight.

Steve Barrett

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Rankin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 11:52 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Network trouble shooting.
>
>
> Larry,
>
> I use the following:
>
> linkcontrol linkname=@;status=all
>
> which produces,
>
> MPE1#SYS: linkstat
> Linkname: DTSLINK   Linktype: 100BT     Linkstate: CONNECTED
> Physical Path:              10/4/8
> Current Station Address:    00-10-83-04-FB-18
> Default Station Address:    00-10-83-04-FB-18
> Current Multicast Addresses:
>  09-00-09-00-00-01  09-00-09-00-00-03  09-00-09-00-00-04
>  09-00-09-00-00-06
>
> Transmit bytes               47449389    Receive bytes
> 68446547
> Transmits                      255096    Receives
> 224759
> Transmits no error             255096    Receives broadcast
> 875
> Transmits dropped                   0    Receives multicast
> 625
> Transmits deferred                  0    Receives no error
> 259635
> Transmits 1 retry                   0    CRC or Maxsize error
> 0
> Transmits >1 retry                  0    Code or Align error
> 0
> Trans 16 collisions                 0    Recv dropped: addr
> 33376
> Trans late collision                0    Recv dropped: buffer
> 0
> Trans underruns                     0    Recv dropped: dma
> 0
> Carrier losses                      0    Recv dropped: other
> 0
> Link disconnects                    0    Recv deferred
> 0
> Link speed                        100    Recv overruns
> 0
> Link duplex                      Full    Link auto sensed
> No
> Link mode                  100Base-TX    Secs since clear
> 173595
>
> MPE1#SYS:
>
> HTH,
>
> Rich Rankin
> HP Systems Administrator
> Clark County Office of Budget and Information  Services
> 110 E. 13th ST.
> Vancouver, WA 98660
> [log in to unmask]
> http:\\www.co.clark.wa.us
> Voice: (360) 397-6121  ext. 7640
> Fax:    (360) 759-5972
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larry Barnes [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 8:28 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Network trouble shooting.
> >
> >
> > I've recently connected our HP3000/987 to our internal
> > network.  We are
> > attached via cisco routers and switches.  Everything is going
> > well with
> > occassional complaints about slowness.
> > I know there is a tool that lets you see network traffic
> > information but
> > I don't know what its called.  I looked in nettool but
> nothing looked
> > familiar.
> > What is available on the HP that allows me to see the network
> > bottlnecks?
> >
> > --
> > Larry Barnes
> > Director of MIS
> > Mitek Corp.
> > 4545 E. Baseline Rd.
> > Phoenix, AZ 85040
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
>
>