diff --git a/sysdeps/kernel/glibtop_private.h b/sysdeps/kernel/glibtop_private.h
index 02f6c264..0396d864 100644
--- a/sysdeps/kernel/glibtop_private.h
+++ b/sysdeps/kernel/glibtop_private.h
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ glibtop_get_proc_data_proc_maps_s (glibtop *server, pid_t pid,
 				   libgtop_proc_maps_t *result,
 				   size_t max_len);
 
+int
+glibtop_get_proc_data_netload_s (glibtop *server,
+				 libgtop_netload_t *netload,
+				 const char *device);
+
 END_LIBGTOP_DECLS
 
 #endif __GLIBTOP_PRIVATE_H__
diff --git a/sysdeps/kernel/netload.c b/sysdeps/kernel/netload.c
index beebedba..1ca15c0d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/kernel/netload.c
+++ b/sysdeps/kernel/netload.c
@@ -25,14 +25,52 @@
 #include <glibtop/error.h>
 #include <glibtop/netload.h>
 
-static const unsigned long _glibtop_sysdeps_netload = 0;
+#include <glibtop_private.h>
+
+#include <glibtop.h>
+#include <glibtop/error.h>
+#include <glibtop/netload.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#if !defined (_LIBC) && defined (__GNU_LIBRARY__) && __GNU_LIBRARY__ > 1
+/* GNU LibC */
+#include <net/if.h>
+#include <netinet/ip_icmp.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/ip.h>
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#include <netinet/udp.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
+#else /* Libc 5 */
+#include <linux/if.h>
+#include <linux/in.h>
+#include <linux/ip.h>
+#include <linux/icmp.h>
+#include <linux/tcp.h>
+#include <linux/udp.h>
+#endif
+
+static const unsigned long _glibtop_sysdeps_netload = 
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_BYTES_IN) +
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_BYTES_OUT) +
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_BYTES_TOTAL) +
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_PACKETS_IN) +
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_PACKETS_OUT) +
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_PACKETS_TOTAL) +
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_ERRORS_IN) +
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_ERRORS_OUT) +
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_ERRORS_TOTAL) +
+(1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_COLLISIONS);
 
 /* Init function. */
 
 void
 glibtop_init_netload_s (glibtop *server)
 {
-	server->sysdeps.netload = _glibtop_sysdeps_netload;
+    server->sysdeps.netload = _glibtop_sysdeps_netload;
 }
 
 /* Provides network statistics. */
@@ -41,5 +79,97 @@ void
 glibtop_get_netload_s (glibtop *server, glibtop_netload *buf,
 		       const char *interface)
 {
-	memset (buf, 0, sizeof (glibtop_netload));
+    libgtop_netload_t netload;
+    int skfd;
+
+    memset (buf, 0, sizeof (glibtop_netload));
+
+    skfd = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+
+    if (skfd) {
+	struct ifreq ifr;
+	struct sockaddr_in addr;
+	char *address;
+	unsigned flags;
+
+	strcpy (ifr.ifr_name, interface);
+	if (!ioctl (skfd, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr)) {
+	    buf->flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_IF_FLAGS);
+	    flags = ifr.ifr_flags;
+	} else
+	    flags = 0;
+
+	if (flags & IFF_UP)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_UP);
+
+	if (flags & IFF_BROADCAST)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_BROADCAST);
+
+	if (flags & IFF_DEBUG)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_DEBUG);
+
+	if (flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_LOOPBACK);
+
+	if (flags & IFF_POINTOPOINT)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_POINTOPOINT);
+
+	if (flags & IFF_RUNNING)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_RUNNING);
+
+	if (flags & IFF_NOARP)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_NOARP);
+
+	if (flags & IFF_PROMISC)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_PROMISC);
+
+	if (flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_ALLMULTI);
+
+	if (flags & IFF_MULTICAST)
+	    buf->if_flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_IF_FLAGS_MULTICAST);
+
+	strcpy (ifr.ifr_name, interface);
+	if (!ioctl (skfd, SIOCGIFADDR, &ifr)) {
+	    struct sockaddr_in addr =
+		*(struct sockaddr_in *) &ifr.ifr_addr;
+	    buf->address = addr.sin_addr.s_addr;
+	    buf->flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_ADDRESS);
+	}
+
+	strcpy (ifr.ifr_name, interface);
+	if (!ioctl (skfd, SIOCGIFNETMASK, &ifr)) {
+	    struct sockaddr_in addr =
+		*(struct sockaddr_in *) &ifr.ifr_addr;
+	    buf->subnet = addr.sin_addr.s_addr;
+	    buf->flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_SUBNET);
+	}
+
+	strcpy (ifr.ifr_name, interface);
+	if (!ioctl (skfd, SIOCGIFMTU, &ifr)) {
+	    buf->mtu = ifr.ifr_mtu;
+	    buf->flags |= (1 << GLIBTOP_NETLOAD_MTU);
+	}
+
+	close (skfd);
+    }
+
+    if (glibtop_get_proc_data_netload_s (server, &netload, interface))
+	return;
+
+    buf->bytes_in = netload.rx_bytes;
+    buf->bytes_out = netload.tx_bytes;
+    buf->bytes_total = buf->bytes_in + buf->bytes_out;
+
+    buf->packets_in = netload.rx_packets;
+    buf->packets_out = netload.tx_packets;
+    buf->packets_total = buf->packets_in + buf->packets_out;
+
+    buf->errors_in = netload.rx_errors;
+    buf->errors_out = netload.tx_errors;
+    buf->errors_total = buf->errors_in + buf->errors_out;
+
+    buf->collisions = netload.collisions;
+
+    buf->flags |= _glibtop_sysdeps_netload;
 }
diff --git a/sysdeps/kernel/procdata.c b/sysdeps/kernel/procdata.c
index 9431e1e3..d00dae3a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/kernel/procdata.c
+++ b/sysdeps/kernel/procdata.c
@@ -178,3 +178,19 @@ glibtop_get_proc_data_proc_maps_s (glibtop *server, pid_t pid,
 
     return size;
 }
+
+int
+glibtop_get_proc_data_netload_s (glibtop *server,
+				 libgtop_netload_t *netload,
+				 const char *device)
+{
+    int name [2] = { CTL_LIBGTOP, LIBGTOP_NETLOAD };
+    size_t size = sizeof (libgtop_netload_t);
+
+    if (sysctl (name, 2, netload, &size, device, strlen (device)+1)) {
+	glibtop_warn_io_r (server, "sysctl (libgtop/netload)");
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}