Counters [Re: IP Acounting Idea for 2.5]

2001-04-20 Thread Harald Welte
On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 12:29:30PM +0200, Olaf Titz wrote: > > Umm, no. Counters can be resetable - you just specify that accounting > > programs should not reset them, ever. > > > > The ability to reset counters is extremely useful if you're a human > > looking at the output of iptables -L -v.

[Counters] Re: IP Acounting Idea for 2.5

2001-04-20 Thread Harald Welte
On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 11:13:19AM +1000, Manfred Bartz wrote: > I had a brief look at MRTG. It seems to be a well written app and > while it can handle counter reset (with potential loss of an unknown > amount of data), it does not actively reset counters. It also doesn't > use iptables.

[Counters] Re: IP Acounting Idea for 2.5

2001-04-20 Thread Harald Welte
On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 11:13:19AM +1000, Manfred Bartz wrote: I had a brief look at MRTG. It seems to be a well written app and while it can handle counter reset (with potential loss of an unknown amount of data), it does not actively reset counters. It also doesn't use iptables. Yes,

Counters [Re: IP Acounting Idea for 2.5]

2001-04-20 Thread Harald Welte
On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 12:29:30PM +0200, Olaf Titz wrote: Umm, no. Counters can be resetable - you just specify that accounting programs should not reset them, ever. The ability to reset counters is extremely useful if you're a human looking at the output of iptables -L -v. (I thus