5.3 Diagnostics Tab
The Diagnostics screen shows System information and a history of all remote devices seen
over a period of time.
The Upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware present on the
host computer which were used to communicate over HomePlug on the Powerline network.
It shall include the following:
H Operating System Platform/Version
H Host Network Name
H User Name
H MAC Address of all NICs (Network interface card) connected to the host
H Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used (NDIS) and optionally
H HomePlug chipset manufacturer name (Turbo Only devices)
H MAC Firmware Version (Turbo Only devices)
H MAC addresses of all devices connected locally to the host
H Version of the Configuration Utility
H Vendor name
The Lower panel contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over a cer-
tain period of time. All devices that were on the powerline network are listed here along
with a few other parameters. Devices that are active on the current logical network will
show a transfer rate in the Rate column; devices on other networks, or devices that may
no longer exist are shown with a "?" in the Rate column. The following remote device in-
formation is available from the diagnostics screen:
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