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From: dnwcv@dcatla.UUCP (William C. VerSteeg)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: status lights on lan equipment
Summary: What kind of status is required from LAN equipment ?
Message-ID: <5808@dcatla.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jun 88 18:02:47 GMT
Reply-To: dnwcv@dcatla.UUCP (William C. VerSteeg)
Organization: DCA Inc., Alpharetta, GA
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The consensus on lights vs. no lights on lan equipment seems to be overwhelming
in favor having status lights. The question then becomes - What status is
of interest ? Here are a few that I think are important. Are there more ?
Are any of these unneeded?

Box status indicators
_____________________
Power on indicator
Box running/loading indicator



Interface status indicators
___________________________
Receive Data
Transmit Data
Media Error (i.e. Collisions, no Carrier, etc)


Please post repies to the net, as I believe this to be a topic of
general interest.


 Bill VerSteeg
 DCA

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