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Only the writer of the adater driver could do that...

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Michael <flatbmx1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3b1ad929@news.iprimus.com.au...
> wow, that's a pretty informative answer, thanks heaps   :)
> So in theory you should be able to modify the driver if you knew what you
> were doing and make it display bytes
>
> Thanks for your post
> Regaurds, Michael
> "Thomas F. Divine" <tdivine@pcausa.com> wrote in message
> news:thlakqdom3mlb1@corp.supernews.com...
> > The answer to this question has to do with the Microsoft "Network Driver
> > Interface Specification" or "NDIS". NDIS specifies how to write what is
> > called a "miniport device driver" for each adapter.
> >
> > Among other things, NDIS provides a way that the OS can fetch statistics
> > about transmit and receive operations. NDIS defines a large number of
> > statistics that adapters _CAN_ maintain about transmit and receive
> > operations. Each statistic is fetched using what is know an an "Object
> > Identifier" or "OID".
> >
> > NDIS defines statistics OIDs for transmit and receive packets (or
> "frames")
> > as well as for bytes sent and received on an adapter.
> >
> > HOWEVER, NDIS also specifies which statistics are _mandatory_ and which
> are
> > _optional_.
> >
> > In general, the packet or frame statistics are the ones that are
> mandatory.
> > All miniports must support packet/frame statistics.
> >
> > The byte statistics are, unfortunately, optional.
> >
> > The gizmo that you are looking at probably is smart enough to ask each
> > miniport for byte statistics, and show them if they are available. If
they
> > are not available for the particular miniport, then it shows packet
> counts.
> >
> > Regards,
> > --
> > Thomas F. Divine
> >
> > PCAUSA - Toolkits & Resources For Network Software Developers
> > NDIS Protocol - NDIS Intermediate Driver - TDI Client - Windows 95
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> >
> >
> > David Chadwick <optic@iname.com> wrote in message
> > news:eZiYa6z6AHA.1924@tkmsftngp04...
> > > Hi Michael,
> > >
> > > I asked a similar question a few days ago and noone seemed to know.
> > >
> > > I have two network cards in my machine, a 3Com and a D-Link 530TX.  My
> > 3Com
> > > shows as bytes and my D-Link shows as packets!
> > >
> > > I can only assume it has something to do with the driver for the
network
> > > card.
> > >
> > > Good luck in finding an answer. :)
> > >
> > > Seeya,
> > >
> > > ...David
> > >
> > > "Michael" <flatbmx1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3b179416@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > > > only difference is he is using a d-link dfe-500tx+ nic which has
> always
> > > > displayed bytes in win2k and winxp, I use to use a d-link dfe-530tx+
> nic
> > > but
> > > > it always displayed packets, now I'm using an intel one and it
> displays
> > > > packets as well...
> > > > perhaps the drivers for that specific model promote the use of
bytes?
> > > > hmmmmm
> > > > Michael
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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