Neighbor Information

About this task

This utility lets you see information about the backhaul link between a device and its neighbors.

Procedure

  1. Select a device from the list.
  2. Select Get Layer 2 Neighbor.
    The following information displays:
    • Neighbor Information: The host name of the neighbor device.
    • MAC Address: The MAC address of the neighbor to which there is an Ethernet or wireless backhaul link. Some neighbors might appear twice in the table, once to report information about an Ethernet link and again to report information about a wireless link.
    • Connection Time: The total time that the backhaul link has been up.
    • Link Cost: The routing cost. The lower the cost, the more preferred the link is for routing.
    • RSSI: The RF signal strength of the wireless link between the two neighboring devices. The RSSI range is 0 ~ 90.
    • Link Type: Ethernet or wireless.