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""""Kerpal.Abdar"""" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi All, I am in need of some help. Can anyone tell me what "drops" mean when > I issue a "show interface" on a Cisco router? Is this something bad and if > so > what can I do to fix it? > > > Serial0/0 is up, line protocol is up > Hardware is DSCC4 with integrated T1 CSU/DSU > Description: LINK TO UUNET > MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1536 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, > reliability 255/255, txload 18/255, rxload 64/255 > Encapsulation FRAME-RELAY IETF, loopback not set > Keepalive set (10 sec) > LMI enq sent 145889, LMI stat recvd 145889, LMI upd recvd 0, DTE LMI up > LMI enq recvd 0, LMI stat sent 0, LMI upd sent 0 > LMI DLCI 0 LMI type is ANSI Annex D frame relay DTE > Broadcast queue 0/64, broadcasts sent/dropped 0/0, interface broadcasts 0 > Last input 00:00:03, output 00:00:04, output hang never > Last clearing of "show interface" counters 2w2d > Queueing strategy: fifo > Output queue 0/40, 516 drops; input queue 0/75, 999 drops CL: it means that your buffers are overflowing and therefore dropping packets. not a lot. and to judge from your traffic, it's no big deal. CL: what you may want to do is issue a "clear counters" cokmmand, and then periodically check, and maybe keep a chart. I can't tell from the output here over how long a period of time this has been happening. > 5 minute input rate 389000 bits/sec, 68 packets/sec > 5 minute output rate 113000 bits/sec, 64 packets/sec > 21344933 packets input, 3254757193 bytes, 0 no buffer > Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles > 1 input errors, 0 CRC, 1 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort > 27242775 packets output, 1682958597 bytes, 0 underruns > 0 output errors, 0 collisions, 3 interface resets > 0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out > 0 carrier transitions > DCD=up DSR=up DTR=up RTS=up CTS=up > > > > I am experiencing a lot of latency on the network and I am starting to > troubleshoote to see what could be causing it. I noticed that on this link > the inbound rate tends to spike to full line rate which may be the cause but > not sure yet. > > Thanks. > > Kerpal Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54908&t=54904 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]