The PerformanceCounter component represents a Windows NT-style performance counter. You can use the component’s methods to read, increment, and decrement the counters. This is a fairly advanced and specialized topic, so it is not covered in detail here. See the online help (msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ system.diagnostics.performancecounter.aspx) for more information.
Tip | If you’re interested in performance counters, you may find the second part of the article “Detecting DDOS and Other Security Problems” at www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p= 169493&seqNum=2&rl=1 useful. This part explains how to create a custom performance counter. |