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Why does ifconfig show incorrect statistics with 2.2.x kernels?

April 26, 2017ifconfig Kernels statistics

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Why does ifconfig show incorrect statistics with 2.2.x kernels?

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• (TJ) This is in linux/Documentation/Changes that comes with the kernel sources: “For support for new features like IPv6, upgrade to the latest net-tools. This will also fix other problems. For example, the format of /proc/net/dev changed; as a result, an older ifconfig will incorrectly report errors.