EtherScope
TM
Series II
Getting Started Guide
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General Settings
On the Instrument Settings—General screen, you can
change the following settings for your EtherScope Network
Assistant:
•
Restore Defaults: resets the instrument to the factory
default settings. These include interface configurations
and address settings.
If you restore the instrument’s default settings, any
changes that you made to the instrument and all
current data are lost.
•
Edit user-defined devices (applies to wired LAN only):
lets you edit or delete existing user-defined devices, or
add a new device that is either outside of the local
broadcast domain or not being discovered.
•
Remote RFC 2544/ITO Throughput Testing (applies to
wired LAN only): enables/disables the instrument to
serve as the RFC 2544/ITO Throughput remote server
and to interoperate with another EtherScope Network
Assistant serving as the local unit during a remote
throughput test.
•
Preferences
– Show vendor prefix with MAC address: lets you
control how a device’s MAC address is shown. By
default, it is shown with a vendor prefix. When the
box is unchecked, the MAC address is shown in raw
hexadecimal format.
– Enable Paced discovery: during the initial stages of
discovery, the instrument generates a significant
number of ARP requests and responses. If a switch
detects a Denial of Service (DOS) attack, it may shut
down the port to which the instrument is attached.
If you check this setting, you may be able to prevent
the switch from shutting down the port. The
instrument does not issue broadcast packets and
sends fewer PING and ARP requests. The result is that
it takes the instrument longer to completely discover
your network.
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