Re: network stats

[Claudio Jeker <cjeker_(_at_)_diehard_(_dot_)_n-r-g_(_dot_)_com>]

On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 05:14:44PM +1300, Antonio Broughton wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Dunno if this is the correct place to put this, but here goes...
> 
> Just wondering if there is a better place to grab statistical 
> information from network interfaces rather than using the if_data struct 
> as defined within net/if.h ...
> 
> I ask this because I notice that ifi_ipackets is, ifi_opackets are both 
> defined as unsigned 32bit numbers... which means that a maximum value 
> each can have is ~4294967295 ...
> 
> Is there a way to get the _real_ inpacket/opacket information? as 
> ifi_ipackets will just reset back to 0 when reaching over 4294967295?
> 

Read the counters more often, use the counters in pf those are
64bit and should not wrap anytime soon or use a 64bit arch.


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:wq Claudio