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Interface Statistics

The Interface Statistics Screen displays the number of packets sent and received on each network interface. It also displays the number of input and output errors, and the number of collisions. The former should be almost zero, while the latter should be a small number. If the number of collisions is high this indicates the network is overloaded, while if there are input and/or output errors, this indicates there may be hardware or cabling problems, either with this interface (output errors) or with some other interface on the same network (input errors). Input errors can also indicate that packets are arriving faster than the firewall can handle them. The available actions are:

F4
Print the statistics on the default printer
F5
Mail the statistics to someone
F7
View help
F8
Exit and return to the Miscellaneous Screen

Note: the displayed report is simply the result of a `netstat -i' command.



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