[oclug] ISP Transfer limits
Patrick Smith
patsmith at pobox.com
Tue Oct 8 11:15:47 EDT 2002
Bart Trojanowski wrote:
> * Patrick Smith <patsmith at pobox.com> [021008 10:21]:
>>Try 'ifconfig -a', and look for 'RX bytes' and 'TX bytes' in the output.
>> Granted, this only gives you numbers since the last reboot (or maybe
>>since the interface was last brought up?).
>
> It is important to note that this number wraps and as such may not
> capture enough info to make it worth while, especially with uptimes well
> over a month.
Thanks for the note. I wasn't aware of this. (I usually reboot every
day, so wouldn't have noticed.)
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