NAME

nwstat − report Ethernet Packet Transmission Firmware status

SYNOPSIS

nwstat   [ -z [ dev ]]   [ -g [ dev ]]  [ -l file ] [ -r [ dev ]]  [ -d [ file ] [ dev ]]

DESCRIPTION

Nwstat reports the Ethernet Packet Transmission Firmware status of an Integrated Solutions VME-ECX.  A table of statistics is maintained by the Ethernet Packet Transmission Firmware in dual-ported RAM.  This table may be read at any time.  The statistics are reported on stdout.  The program uses the device entry in /dev/nwr0 by default when dev is missing. 

OPTIONS

NOTE: If no arguments are specified, statistics are automatically printed. 

-z [ dev ] Zeros statistics. 

-g [ dev ] Issues go command. 

-l file [ dev ] Downloads file. 

-r [ dev ] Resets board. 

-d file [ dev ]
Dumps dual-ported memory.

FILES

/dev/nwrndual-ported RAM of VME Ethernet Card

SEE ALSO

VME-ECX Hardware Reference Manual

BUGS

The table of statistics is not protected by a semaphore.  That means occasionally the statistics will be read by nwstat while the firmware is updating them.  That causes one of the statistics to be corrupted. 
 

4th Berkeley Distribution  —  6 October 1986