Some of them are true ethernet interfaces and some are Vlan interfaces.
Please tell me where I can find the information regarding this, I did not find 
in the Netview Documentation.

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Subject: Re: [nv-l] colour of interfaces does not change


What kind of interface, is it a VLAN inteface or a true
ethernet interface. This is probably something you should
open a call for, we can only offer so much assistance
without looking at your setup.

Paul


Mohammed Quayum wrote:
> Just now I did demand poll, it is a nortel switch It could fetch all 
> information from the switch.
> But still the color did not changed.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> DOT com]On
> Behalf Of Erdey, Raymond M
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:11 PM
> To: nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com
> Subject: RE: [nv-l] colour of interfaces does not change
> 
> 
> 
> The interfaces should come back when you demand poll the device that contains 
> the deleted interface.
> 
> Raymond Erdey
> Enterprise Rent-A-Car
> System Administrator
> Network Management System Administration
> Email: raymond.m.erdey AT erac DOT com
> Web: http://www.geocities.com/rerdey/
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com [mailto:owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm 
> DOT com]On
> Behalf Of Mohammed Quayum
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:02 AM
> To: nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com
> Subject: RE: [nv-l] colour of interfaces does not change
> 
> 
> The interfaces are from different devices combined in one smartset and that 
> smartset is displayed.
> 
> The color of the smarset is green though it has blue interface, I deleted the 
> interface from BadODIs.
> 
> But how I can rediscover particular interface (or IP).
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com [mailto:owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm 
> DOT com]On
> Behalf Of Paul
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 6:36 PM
> To: nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com
> Subject: Re: [nv-l] colour of interfaces does not change
> 
> 
> Blue in color by default is status "unknown". There must
> have been a problem of some kind discovering this device.
> Is the upper level device blue, ie you mention that the
> interfaces are blue, but what about the device that they
> are a part of. Is that icon blue? If so, you need to
> delete that device and rediscover it. As long as the
> device is blue in color, NetView is not truely aware
> of it.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> Mohammed Quayum wrote:
> 
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Can anybody help me regarding the subject.
>>
>>The interfaces in the smartsets do not change from unreachable (sky blue 
>>color) to reachable (green).
>>
>>Though I can ping, do demand poll. The interfaces which do not change color 
>>are in BadOIDs.
>>
>>I have Netview 7.1.4.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Mohammed Quayum,
>>NOC Administrator,
>>Dubai Municipality.
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 
>