Monitoring data in/out of the computer via vb.net

Question

I want to create a bandwidth meter for Windows using vb.net, but I cannot seem to find anything in the .net framework for monitoring the amount of data in or out. I want to

Answer 1

Here's a couple of possibilities:

• WMI - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394340(VS.85).aspx
• Performance Counters /Logs and Alerts - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb509354(VS.85).aspx