On Sun, 1 Jun 2003, Mikevl wrote: > Hi > > As part of my tracking of the monthly DSL traffic I would like to be able to reset > the interface statistics as shown in if config or /proc/net/dev. I have tried > "ifdown, ifup" although this stops the interface it does not reset the statistics > for the interface. Obviously I could reset the machine every month but this is a bit > extreme. > > Any help much appreciated > > Many thanks > > Mike
You need to unload the network module. Shutdown the interface. E.g.: service network stop Remove the network module. You can get the module name from e.g. /etc/modules.conf: rmmod <network_module_name> Bring up the network: service network start BTW, you can see the changes in /proc/net/dev very nicely with: watch -d cat /proc/net/dev Werner -- Werner Puschitz Sr. AIX/Linux Systems Analyst and Administrator Oracle Certified Professional DBA http://www.puschitz.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
