There were some issues concerning interface counters with switch code
versions SA1 and SA2.  Upgrade to SA3 or greater to see if this resolves
what you're seeing.

>>>Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:04:52 -0700
>>>Sender: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
>>>              <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
>>>From: Bob Engley <bob.engley AT UALBERTA DOT CA>
>>>
>>>Further to my note re: collecting data on cisco 2916/24 switches last week,
>>>does anyone know if ifInOctets/ifOutOctets on a switch (any switch!)
>>>represent the actual traffic on these ports?
>>>The numbers I am getting from snmpCollect sure don't look real!
>>>And graphing in real time (from the mib browser) doesn't look any better.
>>>My gut feeling is that the numbers are misleading, in that they don't
>>>represent the traffic, but some aggregate count???
>>>Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
>>>
>>>--
>>>/in haste
>>>/Bob

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Paul L. Della Maggiora, CCIE 1522
EMBU Product Manager, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Ph: 919 472-2340