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    • MaxK 0M
      MaxK 0 @cmcdonald
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      @cmcdonald SG-3100. I rebooted and that did not help. Count gets strange after crossing 2 GiB.

      a2f62abf-a76c-4822-a58f-3e32dedfa81b-image.png

      Output from print_r:

      6c9d961d-4913-4954-b7f9-9ebbb43d2d36-image.png

      81bdada5-835a-4a01-9601-4deca6c9bd66-image.png

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      • cmcdonaldC
        cmcdonald Netgate Developer @MaxK 0
        last edited by cmcdonald

        @MaxK-0 Yea, it's an overflow caused by PHP limitations on 32bit platforms. It's cosmetic, but is something we should fix. Internally pf(4) stores counters as uint64. However, PHP on 32bit can only represent integers up to 2,147,483,647.

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @MaxK 0
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          @MaxK-0 said in Rules Show Strange Byte Count:

          SG-3100

          Well they just extended the $60 off upgrade for a 4100 ;)

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Opened a bug for this: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14440

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            • MaxK 0M
              MaxK 0 @johnpoz
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              @johnpoz I was thinking about that but couldn't tell my wife, with a straight face, that I needed to upgrade because of an 32 bit integer overflow display problem (she worked in IT too). On a side note, I was able to supercharge my car by telling her I needed an "active induction system" - she heard "astro projection system." :-)

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              • MaxK 0M
                MaxK 0 @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10 Thank you very much.

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                  SteveITS Galactic Empire @MaxK 0
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                  @MaxK-0 said in Rules Show Strange Byte Count:

                  I needed to upgrade because of an 32 bit integer overflow display problem (she worked in IT too)

                  Seems like a perfectly good reason IT to upgrade!
                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
                  (if we get our clients through Y2K and Y2K38 we should be good for a while...right? right? hello?)

                  Interesting this bug didn't seem to be an issue on 23.01...? a4de1144-9f08-4399-b253-a8d4ef540e1b-image.png

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                  • GertjanG
                    Gertjan @MaxK 0
                    last edited by Gertjan

                    @MaxK-0

                    I would pay a small fortune for that one : coming home, put on the friendly and puzzled face, and ask : honey, can you take care of the overflow issue ?

                    edit :
                    4100 using 23.05 :

                    702aa1e1-98b1-4fa5-8b57-624e426cec5a-image.png

                    IPv6 takes the lead !

                    No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                    Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Gertjan
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                      @Gertjan said in Rules Show Strange Byte Count:

                      IPv6 takes the lead !

                      hahah..

                      Not here, on a "old" 4860 on 23.05

                      nothere.jpg

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                      Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @SteveITS
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                        @SteveITS said in Rules Show Strange Byte Count:

                        Interesting this bug didn't seem to be an issue on 23.01...?

                        On a 3100?

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                          SteveITS Galactic Empire @stephenw10
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                          @stephenw10 said in Rules Show Strange Byte Count:

                          @SteveITS said in Rules Show Strange Byte Count:

                          Interesting this bug didn't seem to be an issue on 23.01...?

                          On a 3100?

                          Yes, I didn't specify that, did I. You made me check again though since we have a few routers in our office...make sure I connected to the right one yesterday. :) (tip: colored login page backgrounds)

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            Ha, yup, I've run out of colours at this point!

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                              SteveITS Galactic Empire @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10 said in Rules Show Strange Byte Count:

                              Ha, yup, I've run out of colours at this point!

                              In your next team meeting point out most video drivers now can show 16 million. #a3bd44 and #a3bd43 are different after all. ;)

                              Perhaps a checkbox to show the router hostname on the login screen?

                              But I digress…

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                There are several options being discussed..

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                                  SteveITS Galactic Empire @SteveITS
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                                  @SteveITS said in Rules Show Strange Byte Count:

                                  Perhaps a checkbox to show the router hostname on the login screen?

                                  “Show hostname on login banner”
                                  Oh hey look at that. 🙄

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                    Be nice to show other things there maybe. 😉

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