[NTLUG:Discuss] ifconfig

[Jack Snodgrass]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Lass" <George.Lass at osc.com>
To: "ntlug" <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:00 AM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] ifconfig


> Short of re-booting, does anyone know if it is possible
> to clear the stats that are reported by ifconfig?
> 
> George
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if you have your ethernet stuff loaded as a module:

ifconfig eth0 down 
rmmod eth0-device
then restart your network. /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart on redhat. 

that should do the trick. There is no 'easy' way. 

jack