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iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 171
B SynWatch Utility
Overview
SynWatch is a protocol analyzer that enables you to watch
frames exchanged between the iSPAN-Serial WAN adapter
and the network. This powerful utility helps you track
communication establishment and data traffic on the adapter’s
Serial port. SynWatch assists with detection of communication
problems when using the NDIS driver or SNA Server Link
Services. It provides diagnostics for network connection
failures; it also provides troubleshooting tips when needed.
SynWatch interprets exchanged frames according to several
protocols. It displays frames in the language used by the
appropriate protocol.
This appendix explains how to do the following tasks:
• Access online help
• Start the utility
• Watch the Serial port
• Stop and freeze the display
• Change watch display settings
• Modify Event Buffer parameters
• Save and edit frames