Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 19:23:30 -0400 From: Zach Hartley <zhartley@linus.highpoint.edu> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Resetting net counters in daily run output Message-ID: <20011004192330.A21457@linus.highpoint.edu> In-Reply-To: <200110042210.f94MAnD38788@home.com>; from mcbrune@home.com on Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 05:10:49PM -0500 References: <63212.1002189031@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za> <200110042210.f94MAnD38788@home.com>
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Are you talking about counters from ipfw? If memory serves me, you can start the numbers over for ipfw with 'ipfw zero'. HTH Zach Around Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 05:10:49PM -0500, mcbrune thus spake the following: > The only way to reset the counters (that I know about) is to reboot. The kernel keeps these counters, and unless the numbers grow so large to roll over, they will not decrement. > > > Corey > > > > Hi folks, > > > > Is there a way to reset the net counters shown in daily run output? > > > > I manage several systems and read their daily run output every morning. > > Since I read several messages at once, the numbers are meaningless as > > absolute values. If they were reset every day on reading, the relative > > values shown would make more sense. > > > > Ciao, > > Sheldon. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Zachary Todd Hartley "Attempted murder. Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for attempted chemistry?" --Sideshow Bob To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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