1dropwatch(1)                General Commands Manual               dropwatch(1)
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NAME

6       dropwatch - kernel dropped packet monitoring utility
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SYNOPSIS

9       dropwatch [-l method | list]
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DESCRIPTION

12       dropwatch  is an interactive utility for monitoring and recording pack‐
13       ets that are dropped by the kernel.
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OPTIONS

16       -l method | list, --lmethod method | list
17              Select the translation method to use when a drop alert  arrives.
18              By  default  the  raw  instruction pointer of a drop location is
19              output, but by the use of the -l option, we can assign a  trans‐
20              lation  method so that the instruction pointer can be translated
21              into function names.  Currently supported lookup methods are:
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23              list   Show all supported methods.
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25              kas    Use /proc/kallsyms  to  lookup  instruction  pointers  to
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INTERACTIVE COMMANDS

29       start  Tells the kernel to start reporting dropped packets.
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31       stop   Tells the kernel to discontinue reporting dropped packets.
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33       exit   Exits the dropmonitor program.
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35       help   Displays summary of all commands.
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37       set alertlimit value
38              Sets a triggerpoint to stop monitoring for dropped packets after
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43Neil Horman                        Mar 2009                       dropwatch(1)