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Using Peer Tracer
Using Peer Tracer
The Peer Tracer program (peer.exe) is specifically designed to view the internal
operations of the device driver for the purpose of troubleshooting communications
on Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP systems. Peer enables you to see:
• Receive and transmit data
• Internal driver event traces
• Advanced configuration and status information
Like Test Terminal, Peer acts as a simple terminal session, and is used to send and
receive text information to and from the device driver. To use Peer, you type in
commands, and status and information are sent back.
Unlike Test Terminal, Peer enables you to keep a continuous log of the commands
sent and the results received in a file named peer.log. Comtrol Technical Support
may ask you to run Peer in order to help diagnose reported problems.
Starting Peer Peer Tracer does not appear in most Comtrol program groups and you may need to
start the application from the Windows Explorer. Use the table below to determine
whether you can start Peer from a program group or where to locate the
executable.
To start Peer, you may need to open
the Windows Explorer, access a
specific directory, and double-click
on peer.exe or start peer using the
Comtrol Utilities program group.
The Peer Tracer window displays (at
right).
TxPkts Raw count of total transmit packets sent.
RxPkts Raw count of total receive packets sent.
OverrunErrors Total count of receive overrun errors.
FramingErrors Total count of receive framing errors.
ParityErrors Total count of receive parity errors.
OverrunErrorsRaw
Total count of receive overrun errors, from the
device driver.
FramingErrorsRaw
Total count of receive framing errors, from the
device driver.
ParityErrorsRaw
Total count of receive parity errors, from the device
driver.
Variable Description
Product
Operating
System
Starting Peer
DeviceMaster RTS,
RocketPort Serial Hub ia,
RocketPort Serial Hub Si Windows NT,
Windows 2000,
Windows XP
\WINNT\system32\rpshSi\peer.exe
RocketModem and
RocketPort
Windows NT \WINNT\system32\rocket\Peer.exe
RocketModem and
RocketPort Windows 2000,
Windows XP
Comtrol Utilities peer peer.exe