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The Port to Port Statistics table displays the number of packets and bytes sent among all ports on a switch. This information shows traffic between any two ports and can be used to establish usage baselines and to monitor traffic patterns.
To view the Port to Port Statistics dialog box, choose Port to Port Statistics from the Switch menu on the Switch Device Viewer.
The table is divided into four columns:
| InPort |
The source port. |
| OutPort |
The destination port. |
| FwdPkts |
The number of packets forwarded from the source port to the destination port. |
| FwdBytes |
The number of bytes forwarded from the source port to the destination port. |
The graphic above shows that 383,296 packets of data totaling 37,109,724 bytes were sent from port 1 to port 3 on the switch since the counters were last reset. If hubs were attached to each of these ports, and traffic were constantly high, you could make your network more efficient by moving some workstations onto the same segment. In general, it's best to reduce the amount of traffic forwarded between ports on a switch.
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