Misc

Error – CallSimulator MFC Application has stopped working
When you see the Error message “CallSimulator MFC Application has Stopped Working” while trying to use the “link troubleshooting mode” of the call simulat...
Mon, 16 Jan, 2017 at 2:50 PM
Call Simulator does not provide hop statistics in Link Troubleshooting Mode
When running the Call Simulator in Link Troubleshooting mode, multi-hop link statistics will not be collected/analyzed if the Windows firewall blocks ICMP...
Mon, 16 Jan, 2017 at 2:52 PM
Ignoring Interfaces
There are three different ways of ignoring interfaces. 1) IgnoreList.cfg allows you to ignore ranges of interfaces on devices. 2) IgnoreType.cfg allo...
Mon, 8 Feb, 2021 at 1:42 PM
OutBound Discards on Interfaces
Packets are discarded because the transmitting machine may have run out of outbound packet buffers. (Packets can’t be transmitted because they are deferre...
Wed, 1 Jun, 2016 at 11:55 AM
Duplex Setting
If the Duplex value shows a red asterisk (*) behind the label, it indicates that the duplex setting could not be read from the device because the devic...
Mon, 16 Jan, 2017 at 2:55 PM
TotalView Fails to Connect to License Server
When a proxy server is used instead of a firewall, the license mechanism may not be able to connect to the PathSolutions license server on the Internet ...
Mon, 16 Jan, 2017 at 2:55 PM
Downloading Excel File
After clicking on the “Download Excel” file in PathSolutions you will see a pop-up box from Microsoft. “The file you are trying to open, “file name.xls”...
Wed, 1 Jun, 2016 at 12:08 PM
Not seeing device in the monitored list
For any device, Check to see if you can ping your device using the Poll Device Tool (it will require entering the SNMP string to see if you get a response...
Wed, 1 Jun, 2016 at 12:09 PM
Weather report shows Error Rate on Interface, but no Tx or Rx Peak Daily Utilization
That could be that the interfaces have little to no utilization (5 packets sent in a 5 minute period would show up as 0.00% utilization). But if 4 of thos...
Wed, 1 Jun, 2016 at 12:10 PM
Analyzing IP communication in a hosted environment when end users are Remote Users
When folks are working remotely, it is usually over a VPN tunnel. Trying to debug these connections can be difficult because there are so many carriers in...
Wed, 1 Jun, 2016 at 12:11 PM