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IStats::Start

The Start method starts a capture.

HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE Start();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Values

If the method is successful, the return value is NMERR_SUCCESS.

If the method is unsuccessful, the return value is one of the following error codes:

Return code Description
NMERR_CAPTURE_PAUSED The capture has paused and must be stopped before it can be restarted. Call the IStats::Stop method to stop the capture.
NMERR_CAPTURING The capture has already started.
NMERR_NOT_CONNECTED The NPP is not connected to the network. Call the IStats::Connect method to connect the NPP to the network.
NMERR_NOT_STATS_ONLY The NPP is connected to the network but not with the IStats::Connect method.

Remarks

When restarting the capture by using the IStats::Start and IStats::Stop methods, you must call the IStats::Configure method to reconfigure the connection each time you call IStats::Start to restart the data capture.

Note  You can also start and stop the capture by using the IStats::Pause and IStats::Resume methods. When you use these methods, the captured data is stored in the same capture file.

Requirements

Client Requires Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0.
Server Requires Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows NT Server 4.0.
Header

Declared in Netmon.h.

DLL Requires Ndisnpp.dll. Requires Rmtnpp.dll.

See Also

IStats::Configure, IStats::Connect, IStats::Pause, IStats::Resume, IStats::Stop