The interval argument specifies in seconds the interval for updating and displaying information. The first line of the display shows cumulative statistics; subsequent lines show statistics recorded during interval. Default Display When used without flags, the netstat command displays a list of active sockets for each protocol. The default display shows the following items: o Local and remote addresses o Send and receive queue sizes (in bytes) o Protocol o State Address formats are of the form host.port or network.port if a socket's address specifies a network but no specific host address. The host and network address are displayed symbolically unless -n is specified. Interface Display The network interface display format provides a table of cumulative statistics for the following: o Interface name o Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) o Network Address o Packets received (Ipkts) o Packets received in error (Ierrs) o Packets transferred (Opkts) o Outgoing packets in error (Oerrs) o Collisions Note that the collisions item has different meanings for different network interfaces. o Drops (optional with -d) o Timers >((optional with -t) Routing Table Display A route consists of a destination host or network and a gateway to use when forwarding packets. Direct routes are created automatically for each interface attached to the local host when you issue the ifconfig command. Routes can be modified automatically in response to the prevailing condition of the network. The routing-table display format indicates available routes and the status of each in the following fields: Flags Displays the state of the route as one or more of the following: C A cloning route created by the route command. c A cloned route. D This route was dynamically created by a redirect. F A fragment to path MTU size is disabled on this route. G This route is to a gateway. H This route is to a host I A route that contains valid link-layer information. L A loopback route that was created by the kernel. M A route that was modified by a redirect. m A route that was created by a Mobile IPv6 binding update. P A route that was created by the Path MTU discovery process. p A indicates that Path MTU discovery is disabled on this route. R This is a reject route that was created by the route command. S This is a static route that was created by the route command. U Up, or available. refcnt Gives the current number of active uses for the route. Connection- oriented protocols hold on to a single route for the duration of a connection; connectionless protocols obtain routes in the process of sending to a destination. use Provides a count of the number of packets sent using the route. interface Indicates the network interface used for the route. When the -v flag is specified, the routing table display includes the route metrics. An asterisk (*) indicates the metric is locked. See route(8) for additional information on routing.