How to reset network stats

Technoslave · 03-07-2006, 04:12 PM

Is there a way to reset the ifconfig stats under linux, or the netstat -s type stats.

Thanks,

Bonus question, anyone recall how to do this under Solaris?

bathory · 03-08-2006, 09:00 AM

If your nic's driver is loaded as a module in the kernel then:

Code:

ifconfig ethX down
modprobe -r <module>
modprobe <module>
ifconfig ethX up

would do the job. If you have built the driver in the kernel I guess rebooting is the only solution.
As for solaris perhaps the following should do the job

Code:

ifconfig hmeX down
ifconfig hmeX unplumb
ifconfig hmeX plumb
ifconfig hmeX up

Else again rebooting should work

win32sux · 03-08-2006, 11:52 AM

but isn't there a way to do it without bringing the link down or rebooting?? just curious...

bathory · 03-09-2006, 01:50 AM

Quote:

but isn't there a way to do it without bringing the link down or rebooting?? just curious...

You can always mess with /proc/net/dev which is the file that keeps the stats

Technoslave · 03-09-2006, 02:12 PM

Yeah, with Solaris it was just a one line command, I found it once, and it didn't bring the interface down, and it's just something on the periphery. I'm mostly interested in a linux command to do this, and bringing the interface down isn't really an option.

Yeah, I've thought about messing with /proc and try to 0 everything out, but wanted to avoid that if I could.