2. Select the Statistics tab.
3. Refer to the following details as displayed within the Statistics tab:
Name | Displays the user defined interface name. The corresponding statistics are displayed along |
| the row. The statistics are the total traffic to the interface since its creation. |
Bytes In | Displays the number of bytes coming into the interface. The status is not |
| periodically. To view the current status, click on the Details button. |
Packets In | Displays the number of packets coming into the interface (including packets dropped, error |
| packets, etc.) |
Packets In Dropped Displays the number of dropped packets coming into the interface. Packets are dropped in the following situations:
1.If the input queue for the hardware device/software module handling the interface definition is saturated/full.
2.Overruns – occurs when the interface receives packets faster than it can transfer them to any buffer.