Reset Interface Counters

[Simon_Macpherso]

Hello,

Is there a way to reset interface counters without rebooting the gateway or unloading/reloading the NIC device driver?

The document sk61500 outlined a procedure but no longer exists publicly, though I recall a step outlined in this SK included reloading the NIC device driver.

We have a requirement to perform a counter reset but need to avoid any outage.

Regards,

Simon

[the_rock]

SK has been deleted, correct.

Andy

Maybe see below.

https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Security-Gateways/reset-interface-counter-without-interrupt/td-p...

[the_rock · Accepted solution]

This also works, done it before.

Andy

https://serverfault.com/questions/23687/how-do-i-clear-the-interface-stats-on-linux

[Timothy_Hall · Accepted solution]

You don't need to completely unload the driver which will cause an outage on all interfaces using that driver type, you can use ifdown/ifup from expert mode for an individual interface.  See this page from my Gateway Performance Optimization Course: