--- watchdog-5.2.4.orig/include/extern.h	2003-01-28 07:52:06.000000000 +0100
+++ watchdog-5.2.4.orig/include/extern.h	2006-02-20 13:37:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ 
 	int mtime;
 };
 
+#define NETDEV_MAX_RX      50  /* max number of digits the traffic counter may have */
+
 struct ifmode
 {
-	unsigned int bytes;
+	char bytes[NETDEV_MAX_RX];
 };
 
 union wdog_options
--- watchdog-5.2.4.orig/src/iface.c	2003-01-28 07:47:38.000000000 +0100
+++ watchdog-5.2.4.orig/src/iface.c	2006-02-20 13:38:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -58,15 +58,16 @@ 
 			
 		for (; line[i] == ' ' || line[i] == '\t'; i++);
 		if (strncmp(line + i, dev->name, strlen(dev->name)) == 0) {
-			unsigned int bytes = atoi(line + i + strlen(dev->name) + 1);
+			char *bytes, delimiter[] = " ";
+			bytes = strtok(line + i + strlen(dev->name) + 1, delimiter);
 			
 #if USE_SYSLOG
 			/* do verbose logging */
 			if (verbose)
-		            syslog(LOG_INFO, "device %s received %u bytes", dev->name, bytes);
+		            syslog(LOG_INFO, "device %s received %s bytes", dev->name, bytes);
 #endif   
 
-			if (dev->parameter.iface.bytes == bytes) {
+			if (strcmp(dev->parameter.iface.bytes, bytes) == 0) {
 				fclose(file);
 #if USE_SYSLOG
 		            	syslog(LOG_INFO, "device %s did not receive anything since last check", dev->name);
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ 
 				return (ENETUNREACH);
 			}
 			else
-				dev->parameter.iface.bytes = bytes;
+				strncpy(dev->parameter.iface.bytes, bytes, NETDEV_MAX_RX);
 		}
         }
     }