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Description of problem: /sbin/ip -s link does not show the dropped packet total on rhel 5. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: /sbin/ip -s link Steps to Reproduce: To duplicate the bug. 1. Check the kernel proc file to look for dropped packets cat /proc/net/dev Inter-| Receive | Transmit face |bytes packets errs drop fifo frame compressed multicast|bytes packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed lo:458944591716 3407767128 0 0 0 0 0 0 458944591716 3407767128 0 0 0 0 0 0 eth0: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 eth1:4093024661578 3489140093 0 25783 0 0 0 1 2045419829077 2438587626 0 0 0 0 0 0 sit0: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2. /sbin/ip -s link eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:19:b9:ea:c2:e3 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff RX: bytes packets errors dropped overrun mcast 4222345286 3489147472 0 0 0 1 TX: bytes packets errors dropped carrier collsns 1015798144 2438592446 0 0 0 0 Actual results: /sbin/ip -s link shows zero for dropped packets Expected results: should show dropped packets that cat /proc/net/dev does Additional info:
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