Getting packet loss stats from /proc?

09-20-2003, 03:28 AM

Hi,
is it posible to get some stats/numbers about tcp/udp packet loss via /proc?

Many thanks
Oliver

09-21-2003, 08:49 AM

Oliver Schulze L. wrote:
> Hi,
> is it posible to get some stats/numbers about tcp/udp packet loss via /proc?
>
> Many thanks
> Oliver

You can find total packet errors, drops and collisions in /proc/net/dev.

In addition /proc/net/tcp and /proc/net/udp will show some stats on
retransmits. You can derive loss from there.

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