| To: | Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: How to count tx and rx bytes? |
| From: | Rask Ingemann Lambertsen <rask@xxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:38:16 +0100 |
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| In-reply-to: | <3FDE13AE.3050402@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; from greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 12:03:58PM -0800 |
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On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 12:03:58PM -0800, Ben Greear wrote: > > Is there an agreed upon standard for exactly what ethernet drivers > should be counting for rx-bytes and tx-bytes? For example, should the > counters include the 4-byte FCS? Should they include the ethernet header? Should they include the frame padding in tx-bytes? Some do, some don't. IMHO they should, because you do actually transmit those bytes on the wire. -- Regards, Rask Ingemann Lambertsen |
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