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Date:      Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:09:41 -0800
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        "James E. Housley" <jeh@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Thomas Hurst <tom.hurst@clara.net>, arch@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: 64 bit counters again
Message-ID:  <3C431EE5.1CFF557B@mindspring.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.41.0201132057560.62182-100000@prg.traveller.cz> <3C41F3FD.4ECC8CD@mindspring.com> <20020113231459.GA30349@voi.aagh.net> <3C42390A.F9E9F533@mindspring.com> <3C42E899.CB21BD0A@FreeBSD.org>

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"James E. Housley" wrote:
> Right now I am trying to do network usage on the overflows the 32 bit
> counters in 60 120 seconds.  That means the netstat values are useless,
> mrtg and other programs that poll for results every 5 minutes or so are
> useless.  If I want to get good data I have to get the counts every 10
> seconds or so to get reasonable results.

Actually, I was thinking that if what you are counting overflowed
in such a short period of time, then you are counting the wrong
thing.

Instead of bytes, try counting K or frames, instead of frames,
count packets, etc..

You still haven't told us exactly what counter is overflowing...

-- Terry

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