Photon Network Probe > Host Table

The Host Table

The Host Table shows every host receiving or transmitting on your network updated every 500ms.

Columns:

Leave the cursor on any column button to summon a help balloon describing the column and showing keyboard shortcuts.
Left click on any column button to sort the table using this column.
Right click on any column button to switch the type of information being shown in the column.
Drag the column button edges to resize the column.

Information:

	Vendor
	Name (double right click on a host to enter his name)
	Automatic (first available information, priority: Name > Vendor)

	MAC Address
	Logical Network Id / Node id
	IP
	Host Name
	Automatic (first available information, priority: Host > IP > Logical Net. Id / Node Id > MAC address)

	Number of packets received
	Range of size most encountered in received packets
	Average size of packets received
	Percent of total packets received
	Number of multicast packets sent

	Number of packets sent
	Range of size most encountered in packets sent
	Average size of packets sent
	Percent of total packets sent
	Number of broadcast packets sent

	Number of bytes received
	Current bits per second received
	Average bits per second received
	Maximum bits per second received
	Percent of total bytes received

	Number of bytes sent
	Current bits per second sent
	Average bits per second sent
	Maximum bits per second sent
	Percent of total bytes sent

	Protocol used in last packet received
	Last detailed protocol packet received
	Supported protocol most encountered in packets received

	Protocol used in last packet sent
	Last detailed protocol packet sent
	Supported protocol most encountered in packets sent

	Time of last packet received or sent
	Elapsed time between 2 last packets
	Time of last packet received
	Time of last packet sent

Items:

Leave the cursor on any column truncated item to summon a balloon showing full item.
Double left click on any host to summon the Statistics Window for this host.
Double Right click on any host to enter the name of the host.
Left click on any host when the Statistics Window is opened to see its statistics.
Left click on any host then press Alt-Up to move it up, Alt-Down to move it down, Del (or Delete) to remove it.

Buttons:

Leave the cursor on any button to summon a help balloon describing the button and showing keyboard shortcuts.

Actions:

	Left click to reset the columns (default columns size/state will be restored) Right click to reset the window position/size (default window position/size will be restored)
	Left click to mask the column (the column will disappear from the table) Right click to switch the column (the column will show different information)
	Left click to memorize the columns (columns size/state will be restored as is when the application will start) Right click to memorize the window position/size (window position/size will be restored as is on startup)
	Left click to enable/disable Auto Sort using last sorted column Left click on the value to change the Auto Sort timer in seconds The table will be sorted every X seconds using the last column you chose to sort by
	Left click to enable/disable Auto Export using last exported file Left click on the value to change the Auto Export timer in seconds Right click to export the table once The table will be exported once or every X seconds in a readable text file, useful for publishing or logging
	Left click to enable/disable the Time To Live Left click on the value to change the Time To Live in seconds Items will disappear from the table if not updated within X seconds
	Left click to enable/disable the last element focus (the table will always show the last item added)
	Left click to pause/resume the display (the table will not be updated but the information will still be recorded) Right click to pause/resume the table (the table will not be updated and the new information will be lost)
	Left click to refresh the display (the table will be updated, useful in pause mode to update the table at will)
	Left click to reset the table (every items will be deleted and the counters will be reset)
	Left click to find a string in the table (a text will be located within the table) Right click to find again the string in the table (the last searched text will be located again within the table)
	Left click to print the table (the table will be printed or snapshot to a file)

Misc:

The progress meter shows the percent of table used, each table has a maximum number of items set using arguments

	This icon is a mouse, the red button means that you can right click on the column button to switch the type of information shown in it
	This icon is a figure, it means that you can use the corresponding key or figure button to mask/sort the column
	This icon is a mix of the two above, it means that you can mix the two features above

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