[gentoo-user] [QA] The 'dropped' value in /sbin/ifconfig output

Dear list, This might be too fundamental to answer, but I would like to know when will the 'dropped' value in the output of /sbin/ifconfig be counted up. I have tried setting up a firewall using iptables with a very simple rule like the following: samle # iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport

Re: [gentoo-user] [QA] The 'dropped' value in /sbin/ifconfig output

On 02/25/2010 02:11 PM, Kan-I Jyo wrote: Dear list, This might be too fundamental to answer, but I would like to know when will the 'dropped' value in the output of /sbin/ifconfig be counted up. I have tried setting up a firewall using iptables with a very simple rule like the following:

Re: [gentoo-user] [QA] The 'dropped' value in /sbin/ifconfig output

Hello, Xavier Thank you for your prompt reply. 2010/2/25 Xavier Parizet x...@gentooist.com: Well, you're talking about two different things: the dropped value in ifconfig output is related to Ethernet packet which would be dropped by hardware. Yeah, you have made the things clear to me. I

Re: [gentoo-user] [QA] The 'dropped' value in /sbin/ifconfig output

On 02/25/2010 04:36 PM, Kan-I Jyo wrote: Hello, Xavier Thank you for your prompt reply. 2010/2/25 Xavier Parizet x...@gentooist.com: Well, you're talking about two different things: the dropped value in ifconfig output is related to Ethernet packet which would be dropped by hardware.