I read through faq.html about dropped packets, so I understand (somewhat)
about where and why they are dropped. I'm noticing that on the WebUI page,
under Summary -> Traffic, it's showing anywhere between 40% to 70% of the
packets dropped by libpcap. In the output of ifconfig for my monitoring
interface, I'm not seeing dropped packets - I'm seeing overruns. So I'm
assuming this is where it's happening. Are libpcap dropped packets a
hardware/driver issue, or does that mean that it's actively filtering them
out?
Out of curiosity, in everyone's experience, what caliber of machine do I
need to keep up with two T1s worth of traffic (3Mbps)? Right now, it's a
PIII 550MHz with 256MB of PC100 with an Intel 100Mbps NIC. Does this sound
too low-end?
Chris Beck, CCNA
Network Administrator
Technology Services, City of Fontana
