In/out packets (count/calculation) Status->Interfaces

[Clown]

There must be something wrong with the In/out packets count/calculation:

I have this on Status->Interfaces 2577978/4931582 (170.72 MB/2.77 GB) but have more than 5 GB downloaded (a linux iso). So there is something wrong with the calculation…

[RonpfS]

@Clown:

There must be something wrong with the In/out packets count/calculation:

I have this on Status->Interfaces 2577978/4931582 (170.72 MB/2.77 GB) but have more than 5 GB downloaded (a linux iso). So there is something wrong with the calculation…

Note: In/out counters will wrap at 32bit (4 Gigabyte) !

[Clown]

Ok, thanks. Didn't now that. So it's no error at all, it' a rollover (cut).

[hoba]

Yes, it's a built in freebsd counter. We can't change it.

[Valhalla1]

@hoba:

Yes, it's a built in freebsd counter. We can't change it.

thats too bad.. how hard would it be to dump the counter value to a text file/system variable/etc and keep adding it up every time it rolls over, so you get a true byte transfer counter from bootup

[hoba]

Probably not too hard but someone has to do it  ;)

[Perry]

maybe vnstat or some packages could please you while you wait.

[hoba]

Let me rephrase: somebody has to be interested in doing it.