From: Green, Simon (Simon.Green@EU.ALTRIA.COM)
Date: Fri Jan 30 2004 - 12:45:06 EST
It just means that the statistics haven't been re-set for a while and the
counter's overflowed. Use "netstat -zi" to re-set the interface statistics
to zero if it bothers you.
-- Simon Green Altria ITSC Europe Ltd AIX-L Archive at https://new-lists.princeton.edu/listserv/aix-l.html New to AIX? http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/portals/UNIX N.B. Unsolicited email from vendors will not be appreciated. Please post all follow-ups to the list. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kumar, Praveen (cahoot) [mailto:Praveen.Kumar@CAHOOT.COM] > Sent: 30 January 2004 17:24 > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU > Subject: netstat -i output--urgent > > > Hi *, > Can someone tell me what does negative figure under the > column Opkts in > netstat -i output signify..is it a problem ..... > > > abbywsc07[/usr/WebSphere/AppServer]$ netstat -i > Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs > Opkts Oerrs > Coll > en0 1500 link#2 0.4.ac.de.53.46 494031368 0 > 1206441954 0 > 0 > en0 1500 213.62.36 abbywsc07 494031368 0 > 1206441954 0 > 0 > en2 1500 link#3 0.4.ac.de.23.fa 228962282 0 > 177390756 0 > 0 > en2 1500 10.200.85 abbywsc07 228962282 0 > 177390756 0 > 0 > en3 1500 link#4 0.4.ac.de.53.6 -2094608040 0 > -1648193542 > 0 0 > en3 1500 10.200.84 abbywsc07 -2094608040 0 > -1648193542 > 0 0 > lo0 16896 link#1 213394205 0 > 213512304 0 > 0 > lo0 16896 127 loopback 213394205 0 > 213512304 0 > 0 > lo0 16896 10.200.84 10.200.84.83 213394205 0 > 213512304 0 > 0 > lo0 16896 10.200.84 10.200.84.94 213394205 0 > 213512304 0 > 0 > lo0 16896 ::1 213394205 0 > 213512304 0 > 0
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