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load interval questions

lkadlik
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Hi,

If you change the load interval on an interface will this improve traffic flow?

If you want to see the results do you need to be logged into the router or will an application like solar winds pick it up?

Thank you.

Lynne                   

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shillings
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The load interval is just the period for which the device is measuring statistics.

For example, if you enter the show interface command, you'll see the input and output rates. These rates are an average of the past 5 minutes traffic, not a snapshot of when you entered the command.

You can drop the time period down from 5mins to 30sec if you want to see a slightly more current average rate. Hope that makes sense

Do you need router access to see the result?

Or can an application like Solar winds pick up the change?


Thank you.

Do you need router access to see the result?

Yes, you need to be connected to the router to do "sh inte x/x" command to see the input and output rate.

HTH

Joseph W. Doherty
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If you change the load interval on an interface will this improve traffic flow? 

No.

If you want to see the results do you need to be logged into the router or will an application like solar winds pick it up?

As Reza posted, you only need to log on to the router to issue the show interface command. Tools that query the device using SNMP don't need to "log on", but they often need their own password for SNMP read-access and they might have to pass an ACL that allows their source IP.  Also, unsure load interval would have any impact on SNMP stats, load average might not be in the MIB.  If not, this isn't usually considered a problem as tools that query SNMP stats often can do their own analysis.

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