amd64/92412: rcp.rstatd reports bogus packets/per/second info

[hotlips Internet admin]

The following reply was made to PR amd64/92412; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: hotlips Internet admin <hostmaster at GTS.NET>
To: kris at obsecurity.org (Kris Kennaway)
Cc:  
Subject: Re: amd64/92412: rcp.rstatd reports bogus packets/per/second info
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:59:15 -0500 (EST)

 Thus saith Kris Kennaway:
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 | On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 09:32:39AM +0000, Bruce Becker wrote:
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 | > FreeBSD tarantula.web.ca 6.0-STABLE FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE #0: Sun Jan 22 23:=
 | 25:49 EST 2006     root at tarantula:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/TARANTULA  amd64
 | >=20
 | > >Description:
 | > packets/second value reported by rpc.rstatd to remote monitor hovers arou=
 | nd
 | > 8000 or so with odd downward spikes approx every 90 seconds (it's not at =
 | all related to actual interface traffic)
 | >=20
 | > >How-To-Repeat:
 | > keep displaying rpc.rstatd data from 6.0 system
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 | How are you using rpc.rstatd and rup?  I don't see a way to make rup
 | display "packets/second", it only gives uptime and load average:
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 | # rup
 | fbsd-amd64.isc.  10:02am  up   4 days,  14:00,  load average: 2.00 2.00 2.00
 
 
 	Solaris perfmeter, actually.
 
 
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