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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
>
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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
> >
> >
>
>