prometheus / prometheus/node_exporter

TCP Checksum error stats in node_exporter

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enhancement pending/close
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Description

Please add below stats in node_exporters.

node_netstat_Tcp_InCsumErrors
node_netstat_Tcp_OutCsumErrors
node_netstat_Udp_InCsumErrors
node_netstat_Udp_OutCsumErrors

This will be very useful to find the DDos attacks.

@SuperQ FYI

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Research direction

Start by tracing where node_exporter currently exposes TCP and UDP netstat metrics. Done means the four named checksum metrics are exported with correct values and verified through the project's relevant checks.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
networking, observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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