Public bug reported: I am using Ubuntu 13.10 and have an Ethernet connection to connect to the Internet.
If I set my ISP username and password in router-cum-modem (ADSL) itself (i.e.; I get connected to internet automatically by just powering on my router); I don't get the information about `tx_bytes`, `tx_packets`, `rx_bytes` and `rx_packets` anymore. If I don't put the username and password in router; and instead use `sudo pppoeconf` to configure my connection by providing my ISP username and password; I get the information about `tx_bytes`, `tx_packets`, `rx_bytes` and `rx_packets` as expected. It is probably because of this bug, that Gnome System Monitor doesn't update Network History as reported earlier: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system- monitor/+bug/1241894 =================================================================================== I have run the following commands on Ubuntu 13.10 installed on my system as per the answers given to this question: http://serverfault.com/questions/533513/how-to-get-tx-rx-bytes-without- ifconfig $ uname -a Linux aditya-desktop 3.11.0-18-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 18 21:13:28 UTC 2014 i686 athlon i686 GNU/Linux $ ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 94:de:80:34:47:7b inet addr:192.168.1.8 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::96de:80ff:fe34:477b/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) Interrupt:18 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:49 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:49 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:4819 (4.8 KB) TX bytes:4819 (4.8 KB) $ route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 1 0 0 eth0 $ cat /proc/net/dev Inter-| Receive | Transmit face |bytes packets errs drop fifo frame compressed multicast|bytes packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed lo: 190070 1601 0 0 0 0 0 0 190070 1601 0 0 0 0 0 0 eth0: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ netstat -i Kernel Interface table Iface MTU Met RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg eth0 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BMRU lo 65536 0 1601 0 0 0 1601 0 0 0 LRU $ ip -s link 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 RX: bytes packets errors dropped overrun mcast 190070 1601 0 0 0 0 TX: bytes packets errors dropped carrier collsns 190070 1601 0 0 0 0 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP mode DEFAULT qlen 1000 link/ether 94:de:80:34:47:7b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff RX: bytes packets errors dropped overrun mcast 0 0 0 0 0 0 TX: bytes packets errors dropped carrier collsns 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ cat /sys/class/net/eth0/statistics/rx_bytes 0 $ cat /sys/class/net/eth0/statistics/rx_packets 0 $ cat /sys/class/net/eth0/statistics/tx_bytes 0 $ cat /sys/class/net/eth0/statistics/tx_packets 0 =================================================================================== It is working upto Ubuntu 12.04.3 and Ubuntu 13.04. I have run the following commands in Ubuntu 12.04.3 Live environment, which reports those statistics: $ uname -a Linux this 3.8.0-29-generic #42~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 14 15:31:16 UTC 2013 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux $ ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 94:de:80:34:47:7b inet addr:192.168.1.8 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::96de:80ff:fe34:477b/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:49 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:109 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:26744 (26.7 KB) TX bytes:14380 (14.3 KB) Interrupt:18 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:25 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:25 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:2175 (2.1 KB) TX bytes:2175 (2.1 KB) $ route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 1 0 0 eth0 =================================================================================== The bug was introduced in 13.10 and is still present in the development version of 14.04 as of today. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: linux-image-3.11.0-18-generic 3.11.0-18.32 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-18.32-generic 3.11.10.4 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-18-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: aditya 1390 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDmesg: [ 44.202948] systemd-hostnamed[1875]: Warning: nss-myhostname is not installed. Changing the local hostname might make it unresolveable. Please install nss-myhostname! Date: Fri Mar 14 17:55:53 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=3d3ddc24-09de-4fd8-8d48-3fb947c0fc74 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-06 (8 days ago) InstallationMedia: This IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2PT MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-18-generic root=UUID=b36eb8ca-34bb-41af-8b4f-c9514488396f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-18-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-18-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.116.2 RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/05/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: FC dmi.board.name: GA-78LMT-S2PT dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFC:bd11/05/2012:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-78LMT-S2PT:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-78LMT-S2PT:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: GA-78LMT-S2PT dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 saucy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292509 Title: Missing statistics for `tx_bytes`, `tx_packets`, `rx_bytes` and `rx_packets` since Ubuntu 13.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1292509/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
