Comtrol RocketPort Windows 98 - Manual (Page 40)

40 Using Port Monitor (rktmon.exe)
Windows 95/98
4. If the port has failed in Step 2 or 3, and the RocketPort is equipped
with an external interface box or fanout cable, click the loop button
to switch the internal loopback feature on.
5. Repeat Steps 2 and 3. If the port now passes the tests, the fault
may lie in the interface box or fanout cable. Contact Comtrol
technical support for more assistance.
Using Port Monitor (rktmon.exe)
The Port Monitor program (rktmon.exe) offers a summary of all
RocketPort or RocketModem statistics in one easy-to-read spreadsheet
view. It also enables you to verify operation of all RocketPort or
RocketModem ports from a single window.
The Port Monitor display follows the familiar spreadsheet model: each
COM port is a horizontal row, and each vertical column displays a
variable or value for the respective COM port. (For definitions of the
abbreviations used, see the Port Monitor Variable List table.)
Port Monitor can also produce statistics and reports that can help you
verify the operation of the COM ports and connected peripherals.
Some immediate feedback includes:
• The state of the modem control and status signals.
• Open ports.
• Raw byte input and output counts obtained from the driver.
• Port errors.
The available statistics include:
• Instantaneous characters per second (CPS) calculations.
• Minute, hour, and day CPS averages and peaks.
• Carrier detect (CD) signal runtime and transition count.
Reports can be automatically generated on an hourly and/or daily
basis, and can cover all ports collectively or a separate report for each
port. You can also set how often the values are recalculated, fine-tuning
thoroughness against system efficiency, and automatically run
external batch files to perform additional processing and analysis.
Starting Port Monitor
To run Port Monitor, select Port Monitor from the Comtrol RocketPort
RocketModem program group.