Index: etc/defaults/periodic.conf
===================================================================
--- etc/defaults/periodic.conf
+++ etc/defaults/periodic.conf
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 # 400.status-disks
 daily_status_disks_enable="YES"				# Check disk status
-daily_status_disks_df_flags="-l -h"		# df(1) flags for check
+daily_status_disks_df_flags="-l -h"			# df(1) flags for check
 
 # 401.status-graid
 daily_status_graid_enable="NO"				# Check graid(8)
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 # 420.status-network
 daily_status_network_enable="YES"			# Check network status
 daily_status_network_usedns="YES"			# DNS lookups are ok
+daily_status_network_netstat_flags="-d"			# netstat(1) flags
 
 # 430.status-rwho
 daily_status_rwho_enable="YES"				# Check system status
Index: etc/periodic/daily/420.status-network
===================================================================
--- etc/periodic/daily/420.status-network
+++ etc/periodic/daily/420.status-network
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@
 	echo ""
 	echo "Network interface status:"
 
+	flags="${daily_status_network_netstat_flags}"
 	case "$daily_status_network_usedns" in
 	    [Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		netstat -id && rc=0 || rc=3;;
+		;;
 	    *)
-		netstat -idn && rc=0 || rc=3;;
-	esac;;
+	        flags="${flags} -n";;
+	esac
+        netstat -i ${flags} && rc=0 || rc=3;;
 
     *)  rc=0;;
 esac
Index: share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
===================================================================
--- share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
+++ share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@
 .Va daily_status_disks_enable
 is set to
 .Dq Li YES .
+The default is
+.Fl l Fl h .
 .It Va daily_status_zfs_enable
 .Pq Vt bool
 Set to
@@ -399,6 +401,16 @@
 .Dq Li YES
 if you want to run
 .Nm netstat Fl i .
+.It Va daily_status_network_netstat_flags
+.Pq Vt str
+Set to additional arguments for the
+.Xr netstat 1
+utility when
+.Va daily_status_network_enable
+is set to
+.Dq Li YES .
+The default is
+.Fl d .
 .It Va daily_status_network_usedns
 .Pq Vt bool
 Set to