From: tmp123 on
Hello,

First of all, thanks for reading this.

I've the following answer to a "netstat -s" command (ICMPv4 data):

ICMPv4 icmpInMsgs =16874155 icmpInErrors = 0
icmpInCksumErrs = 0 icmpInUnknowns = 0
icmpInDestUnreachs = 6 icmpInTimeExcds = 0
icmpInParmProbs = 0 icmpInSrcQuenchs = 0
icmpInRedirects = 0 icmpInBadRedirects = 0
icmpInEchos =7632317 icmpInEchoReps =9233558
icmpInTimestamps = 0 icmpInTimestampReps = 0
icmpInAddrMasks = 0 icmpInAddrMaskReps = 0
icmpInFragNeeded = 0 icmpOutMsgs =7632323
icmpOutDrops = 4 icmpOutErrors = 0
icmpOutDestUnreachs = 6 icmpOutTimeExcds = 0
icmpOutParmProbs = 0 icmpOutSrcQuenchs = 0
icmpOutRedirects = 0 icmpOutEchos = 0
icmpOutEchoReps =7632317 icmpOutTimestamps = 0
icmpOutTimestampReps= 0 icmpOutAddrMasks = 0
icmpOutAddrMaskReps = 0 icmpOutFragNeeded = 0
icmpInOverflows = 12647

There are some things that I find logicals, but someones not. Please,
could someone say me if I'm wrong?

* icmpInEchos == icmpOutEchoReps seems OK
* icmpInOverflows = 12647 seems a bad new (origin?)
* icmpInEchoReps=9233558 when icmpOutEchos=0 seems ilogical (answers to
not send request?)

Has someone some sugestions or references to understand it?

Thanks a lot.