I think you're probably better off posting this question to the tcpdump-workers mailing list. http://www.tcpdump.org/#lists - Chris
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of sudhakar govindavajhala Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 8:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Wireshark-dev] "packets dropped by kernel" Hi all, I apologize for asking a tcpdump question; just did not know where to find competent people to answer my question. Can someone explain to me what this error message means: 375250 packets captured 375321 packets received by filter 69 packets dropped by kernel Why do packets get dropped by kernel? Is there a performance counter I can monitor to help me understand that the kernel is under stress? Also, why were packets received by kernel, but not received by filter? There should not be that much traffic on this link that the kernel is under load. thanks, --Sudhakar CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email are confidential and for the exclusive use of the intended recipient. If you receive this email in error, please delete it from your system immediately and notify us either by email, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward, or otherwise disclose the content of the email.
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