> I want to retrieve interface configuration information and statistics
> from the kernel.  Basically, the same information as provided by the
> "ifconfig" command (e.g., if_name, if_mtu etc.).  I know that this
> information is contained in the ifnet structure but I don't know how
> to retrieve this information.

Use The Source, Luke.  See /usr/src/sbin/ifconfig/, especially the
printall() function in ifconfig.c.  Briefly, what you want is the
SIOCGIFCONF ioctl.

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