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<refpurpose>get network statistics</refpurpose> |
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<funcdef>network_stat_t *<function>get_network_stats</function></funcdef> |
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<paramdef>int *<parameter>entries</parameter></paramdef> |
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<funcdef>network_stat_t *<function>get_network_stats_diff</function></funcdef> |
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<paramdef>int *<parameter>entries</parameter></paramdef> |
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of network interfaces the machine has. This is needed to know how |
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traffic stored in the kernel which holds the amount of data |
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transferred since bootup. On some platforms, such as Solaris 7, |
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again 5 seconds later. Over that time, 20 bytes of traffic was |
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transmitted and 10 bytes received. Tx will store 20, rx will |
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store 10 and systime will store 5. This function copes with wrap |
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arounds by the O/S so should be seemless to use. |
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long long oerrors; |
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long long collisions; |
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