MIB_IFROW structure (ifmib.h)
The MIB_IFROW structure stores information about a particular interface.
Syntax
typedef struct _MIB_IFROW {
WCHAR wszName[MAX_INTERFACE_NAME_LEN];
IF_INDEX dwIndex;
IFTYPE dwType;
DWORD dwMtu;
DWORD dwSpeed;
DWORD dwPhysAddrLen;
UCHAR bPhysAddr[MAXLEN_PHYSADDR];
DWORD dwAdminStatus;
INTERNAL_IF_OPER_STATUS dwOperStatus;
DWORD dwLastChange;
DWORD dwInOctets;
DWORD dwInUcastPkts;
DWORD dwInNUcastPkts;
DWORD dwInDiscards;
DWORD dwInErrors;
DWORD dwInUnknownProtos;
DWORD dwOutOctets;
DWORD dwOutUcastPkts;
DWORD dwOutNUcastPkts;
DWORD dwOutDiscards;
DWORD dwOutErrors;
DWORD dwOutQLen;
DWORD dwDescrLen;
UCHAR bDescr[MAXLEN_IFDESCR];
} MIB_IFROW, *PMIB_IFROW;
Members
wszName[MAX_INTERFACE_NAME_LEN]
Type: WCHAR[MAX_INTERFACE_NAME_LEN]
A pointer to a Unicode string that contains the name of the interface.
dwIndex
Type: DWORD
The index that identifies the interface. This index value may change when a network adapter is disabled and then enabled, and should not be considered persistent.
dwType
Type: DWORD
The interface type as defined by the Internet Assigned Names Authority (IANA). For more information, see http://www.iana.org/assignments/ianaiftype-mib. Possible values for the interface type are listed in the Ipifcons.h header file.
The table below lists common values for the interface type although many other values are possible.
dwMtu
Type: DWORD
The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size in bytes.
dwSpeed
Type: DWORD
The speed of the interface in bits per second.
dwPhysAddrLen
Type: DWORD
The length, in bytes, of the physical address specified by the bPhysAddr member.
bPhysAddr[MAXLEN_PHYSADDR]
Type: BYTE[MAXLEN_PHYSADDR]
The physical address of the adapter for this interface.
dwAdminStatus
Type: DWORD
The interface is administratively enabled or disabled.
dwOperStatus
Type: DWORD
The operational status of the interface. This member can be one of the following values defined in the INTERNAL_IF_OPER_STATUS enumeration defined in the Ipifcons.h header file.
dwLastChange
Type: DWORD
The length of time, in hundredths of seconds (10^-2 sec), starting from the last computer restart, when the interface entered its current operational state. This value rolls over after 2^32 hundredths of a second.
The dwLastChange member is not currently supported by NDIS. On Windows Vista and later, NDIS returns zero for this member. On earlier versions of Windows, an arbitrary value is returned in this member for the interfaces supported by NDIS. For interfaces supported by other interface providers, they might return an appropriate value.
dwInOctets
Type: DWORD
The number of octets of data received through this interface.
dwInUcastPkts
Type: DWORD
The number of unicast packets received through this interface.
dwInNUcastPkts
Type: DWORD
The number of non-unicast packets received through this interface. Broadcast and multicast packets are included.
dwInDiscards
Type: DWORD
The number of incoming packets that were discarded even though they did not have errors.
dwInErrors
Type: DWORD
The number of incoming packets that were discarded because of errors.
dwInUnknownProtos
Type: DWORD
The number of incoming packets that were discarded because the protocol was unknown.
dwOutOctets
Type: DWORD
The number of octets of data sent through this interface.
dwOutUcastPkts
Type: DWORD
The number of unicast packets sent through this interface.
dwOutNUcastPkts
Type: DWORD
The number of non-unicast packets sent through this interface. Broadcast and multicast packets are included.
dwOutDiscards
Type: DWORD
The number of outgoing packets that were discarded even though they did not have errors.
dwOutErrors
Type: DWORD
The number of outgoing packets that were discarded because of errors.
dwOutQLen
Type: DWORD
The transmit queue length. This field is not currently used.
dwDescrLen
Type: DWORD
The length, in bytes, of the bDescr member.
bDescr[MAXLEN_IFDESCR]
Type: BYTE[MAXLEN_IFDESCR]
A description of the interface.
Remarks
The dwSpeed member of the MIB_IFROW structure will be incorrect for very high-speed network interfaces (10 Gbit/s network adapter, for example) since the maximum value that can be store in a DWORD is 4,294,967,295. Applications should use the MIB_IF_ROW2 structure returned by the GetIfEntry2 and GetIfTable2 functions or the IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES structure returned by the GetAdaptersAddresses function for determining the speed for very high-speed network interfaces.
On the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) released for Windows Vista and later, the organization of header files has changed and the MIB_IFROW structure is defined in the Ifmib.h header file not in the Iprtrmib.h header file. Note that the Ifmib.h header file is automatically included in Iprtrmib.h which is automatically included in the Iphlpapi.h header file. The Ifmib.h and Iprtrmib.h header files should never be used directly.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Header | ifmib.h (include Iphlpapi.h) |
See also
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