[Gllug] Unexpected ADSL firewall data

[Casper Gasper]

On 25/11/06, Chris Bell <chrisbell at overview.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sat 25 Nov, Alex A. Smith MCP wrote:
>
> >
> > The counter rolls back over to 0 when it gets to a certain number, think its
> > around the 4gig mark, cant remember exactly what it was - this is most
> > likely the reason.

  Internally a 32-bit integer is used to count packets, hence the rollover.

 If you want accurate stats that don't get reset, iptables can provide
these for you.


Casper.
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