Hi there,
 
        We are constantly getting the following error while receiving NetFlow 
data in HP-UX with "flow-receive 0/0/9000 | flow-print":
 
flow-receive: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=10.11.171.7 dst_ip=0.0.0.0 d_version=5 
expecting=11046479 received=7110511 lost=4291031327
flow-receive: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=10.11.171.7 dst_ip=0.0.0.0 d_version=5 
expecting=7110541 received=2978914 lost=4290835668
flow-receive: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=10.11.171.7 dst_ip=0.0.0.0 d_version=5 
expecting=2978944 received=11046479 lost=8067535
flow-receive: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=10.11.171.7 dst_ip=0.0.0.0 d_version=5 
expecting=11046509 received=7110541 lost=4291031327
flow-receive: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=10.11.171.7 dst_ip=0.0.0.0 d_version=5 
expecting=7110571 received=6511458 lost=4294368182
flow-receive: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=10.11.171.7 dst_ip=0.0.0.0 d_version=5 
expecting=6511608 received=7110571 lost=598963
flow-receive: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=10.11.171.7 dst_ip=0.0.0.0 d_version=5 
expecting=7110601 received=11046509 lost=3935908
flow-receive: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=10.11.171.7 dst_ip=0.0.0.0 d_version=5 
expecting=11046539 received=7110601 lost=4291031357
flow-receive: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=10.11.171.7 dst_ip=0.0.0.0 d_version=5 
expecting=7110631 received=11046539 lost=3935908
 
It seems that some datagrams get lost... But when we use flow-capture, 
flow-header reports:
 
#
# mode:                 normal
# capture hostname:     geomfe
# capture start:        Wed Nov 23 12:15:00 2005
# capture end:          Wed Nov 23 12:30:00 2005
# capture period:       900 seconds
# compress:             on
# byte order:           big
# stream version:       3
# export version:       5
# lost flows:           0
# corrupt packets:      0
# sequencer resets:     6064
# capture flows:        344250
#
 
So, no lost flows. Can anyone tell me, please, if I should get worried about 
this? What does that "sequencer resets" means? Is everything ok? Thanks in 
advance,
 
Arménio Pinto
 
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