network resource monitor

[sk8o]

ok this is a uni project but im NOT after people doing it for me, just after advice of the best way of doing it

all i would like is some insight into the best way of going about it...

im aiming to write a very simple network usage meter that measures network traffic on a NIC

i have 2 options MFC or win32 api, im leaning towards win32 api becuase im more used to writing code without class's, am i being wise or would the MFC option be a better option ?

i have been researching around and using NPP network packet providers seems to be a viable option as it seems to return data about network interfaces.

If anyone could give there insight into network programming... win32/programming/MFC as to wether im barking up the wrong tree i would be very greatful...

[CornedBee]

Some might say MFC is always the worse choice...

But for this I agree. MFC networking supported is intended for high level operation. For something rather low level like a traffic meter MFC would offer nearly no advantage, at the cost of quite some overhead and the strange architecture of the MFC. And you said you're not familiar with classes...