Subject: Re: Resetting ip, icmp etc statistics
To: Havard Eidnes <he@uninett.no>
From: Liam J. Foy <liamfoy@sepulcrum.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 03/31/2006 22:51:19
On 22:54, Fri 31 Mar 06, Havard Eidnes wrote:
> "Real" routers where statistics is normally collected using SNMP
> and who also have this "clear counters" function do this IMO the
> right way, i.e. by checkpointing the base level for the counters
> and only displaying the difference compared to this base level
> when commands equivalent to "netstat" are run.
Could you explain this approach a little more to me please? How and when
are the 'checkpoints' made?
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Liam J. Foy
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