> > > Data sheet says IfHCInBadOctets indicates number of octets received > > > on the interface, including framing characters for packets that > > > were dropped in the MAC for any reason. > > > > The IfHcInBadOctets counter says the controller received X bytes > > that were bad on the wire (collisions, FCS errors, etc.). A value > > I thought that too. But other counters such as FCS, FAE, Collisions, > Jabbers were all zero. >
Also includes frames dropped due to an incorrect destination MAC address (i.e. perfect MAC filter mismatch). This means the NIC received a unicast frame for a MAC address that doesn't match the NIC's MAC address. Very common on a hub and occurs occasionally on switches as well. Dave _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
