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Description of problem: IP protocol numbers appear to be stored or outputted in 32-bit format, as data can differ between netstat -s and /proc/net/snmp. Specific example: netstat-s shows IP:431529590 requests sent out /proc/net/snmp shows 9021579651 for OutRequests of IP. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): net-tools-1.60-78.el5 Likely affects other versions, as I have not seen this bug reported. How reproducible: Every time it is ran, though it requires a counter to be above 4,294,967,296. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Get an IP protocol count of any value above 4,294,967,296 2. Run netstat -s 3. Compare with /proc/net/snmp Actual results: Values would not be consistent Expected results: Values shown in netstat -s should match values in /proc/net/snmp Additional info:
(In reply to comment #0) > Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): > net-tools-1.60-78.el5 > Likely affects other versions, as I have not seen this bug reported. Fedora version is bug #579854 (fixed in net-tools-1.60-104.fc14) RHEL-6 version is bug #580054 (fixed in net-tools-1.60-103.el6) RHEL-5 version is bug #622734 (so I'm making this one duplicate of it) I know bug #622734 is private, but I probably can't make it public. However the patch should be visible to you (if you are interested) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=437908 Thank you for the report. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 622734 ***
I would think there should be a public version left open for updates for people to see. I'm not too concerned with the patch, as there is an obvious workaround. I was more concerned with raising awareness of the issue.