Re: netstat -i output--urgent

From: Green, Simon (Simon.Green_at_EU.ALTRIA.COM)
Date: 01/30/04

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    It just means that the statistics haven't been re-set for a while and the
    counter's overflowed. Use "netstat -zi" to re-set the interface statistics
    to zero if it bothers you. 

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Simon Green
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kumar, Praveen (cahoot) [mailto:Praveen.Kumar@CAHOOT.COM]
> Sent: 30 January 2004 17:24
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: netstat -i output--urgent
>
>
> Hi *,
>     Can someone tell me what does negative figure under the
> column Opkts in
> netstat -i output signify..is it a problem .....
>
>
> abbywsc07[/usr/WebSphere/AppServer]$ netstat -i
> Name  Mtu   Network     Address              Ipkts Ierrs
> Opkts Oerrs
> Coll
> en0   1500  link#2      0.4.ac.de.53.46   494031368     0
> 1206441954     0
> 0
> en0   1500  213.62.36   abbywsc07         494031368     0
> 1206441954     0
> 0
> en2   1500  link#3      0.4.ac.de.23.fa   228962282     0
> 177390756     0
> 0
> en2   1500  10.200.85   abbywsc07         228962282     0
> 177390756     0
> 0
> en3   1500  link#4      0.4.ac.de.53.6    -2094608040     0
> -1648193542
> 0     0
> en3   1500  10.200.84   abbywsc07         -2094608040     0
> -1648193542
> 0     0
> lo0   16896 link#1                        213394205     0
> 213512304     0
> 0
> lo0   16896 127         loopback          213394205     0
> 213512304     0
> 0
> lo0   16896 10.200.84   10.200.84.83      213394205     0
> 213512304     0
> 0
> lo0   16896 10.200.84   10.200.84.94      213394205     0
> 213512304     0
> 0
> lo0   16896 ::1                           213394205     0
> 213512304     0
> 0
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