diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 124714f8c7..e0ec092fe1 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -1352,3 +1352,11 @@ David  20 Feb 2010
             sample_project.inc
         inc/
             util_ops.inc
+
+Rom    23 Feb 2010
+    - client: Add a function to the client software to be able to detect
+        the number of bytes sent and received across all non-loopback
+        interfaces.
+        
+    client/
+        hostinfo_win.cpp
diff --git a/client/hostinfo_win.cpp b/client/hostinfo_win.cpp
index aba2a02fca..e9e9cc1d2b 100644
--- a/client/hostinfo_win.cpp
+++ b/client/hostinfo_win.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "str_util.h"
 #include "str_replace.h"
 #include "client_msgs.h"
+#include "error_numbers.h"
 #include "hostinfo_network.h"
 #include "hostinfo.h"
 #include "idlemon.h"
@@ -862,6 +863,57 @@ int get_processor_info(
 }
 
 
+// detect the network usage totals for the host.
+//
+int get_network_usage_totals(unsigned int& total_received, unsigned int& total_sent) {
+
+    // Declare and initialize variables.
+    int i;
+    int iRetVal = 0;
+    DWORD dwSize = 0;
+    MIB_IFTABLE* pIfTable;
+    MIB_IFROW* pIfRow;
+
+    // Allocate memory for our pointers.
+    pIfTable = (MIB_IFTABLE*)malloc(sizeof(MIB_IFTABLE));
+    if (pIfTable == NULL) {
+        return ERR_MALLOC;
+    }
+
+    // Make an initial call to GetIfTable to get the
+    // necessary size into dwSize
+    dwSize = sizeof(MIB_IFTABLE);
+    if (GetIfTable(pIfTable, &dwSize, FALSE) == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER) {
+        free(pIfTable);
+        pIfTable = (MIB_IFTABLE*)malloc(dwSize);
+        if (pIfTable == NULL) {
+            return ERR_MALLOC;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Make a second call to GetIfTable to get the actual
+    // data we want.
+    iRetVal = (int)GetIfTable(pIfTable, &dwSize, FALSE);
+    if (iRetVal == NO_ERROR) {
+        for (i = 0; i < (int)pIfTable->dwNumEntries; i++) {
+            pIfRow = (MIB_IFROW *) & pIfTable->table[i];
+            if (IF_TYPE_SOFTWARE_LOOPBACK != pIfRow->dwType) {
+                total_received += pIfRow->dwInOctets;
+                total_sent += pIfRow->dwOutOctets;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (pIfTable != NULL) {
+        free(pIfTable);
+        pIfTable = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return iRetVal;
+
+}
+
+
 // Gets host information; called on startup and before each sched RPC
 //
 int HOST_INFO::get_host_info() {
diff --git a/lib/boinc_win.h b/lib/boinc_win.h
index 6d020669ed..2539f5a54e 100644
--- a/lib/boinc_win.h
+++ b/lib/boinc_win.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #include <userenv.h>
 #include <aclapi.h>
+#include <iphlpapi.h>
 
 #if !defined(__CYGWIN32__) || defined(USE_WINSOCK)
 
diff --git a/win_build/boinc_cli.vcproj b/win_build/boinc_cli.vcproj
index 7476f2e0d7..0787fa9ea1 100644
--- a/win_build/boinc_cli.vcproj
+++ b/win_build/boinc_cli.vcproj
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="zlib1.lib ssleay32.lib libeay32.lib libcurl_imp.lib nvapi.lib MSVCRT.LIB MSVCPRT.LIB wsock32.lib wininet.lib winmm.lib sensapi.lib userenv.lib Iphlpapi.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib advapi32.lib sensapi.lib $(NOINHERIT)"
+				AdditionalDependencies="zlib1.lib ssleay32.lib libeay32.lib libcurl_imp.lib nvapi.lib MSVCRT.LIB MSVCPRT.LIB wsock32.lib wininet.lib winmm.lib sensapi.lib userenv.lib iphlpapi.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib advapi32.lib $(NOINHERIT)"
 				ShowProgress="0"
 				OutputFile=".\Build\$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\boinc.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"