----- Original Message -----
From: "Burton M. Strauss III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 0:38 AM
Subject: RE: [Ntop] dropped packets
> If you look at the scenarios in my docs/FAQ article, it's possible that the
> NIC is dropping packets because it's buffers are overflowing (that is the
> CPU isn't processing the interrupts fast enough) and various drivers account
> for that in different ways - some just ignore them. Hence you might (or
> might not) see the difference in the ifconfig counts. Or not.
>
> -----Burton
>
Therefore, I'll look at the FAQ to follow-up these matters. Thanx....Jet
=============== From the desk of Jethro Wright, III ================
+ If it's there, and you can see it, it's real. +
+ If it's not there, and you can see it, it's virtual. +
+ If it's there, and you can't see it, it's transparent. +
+ If it's not there, and you can't see it, you erased it. +
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