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# Link Status Constants

Constants describing the state of the link between the device and your driver.

## Topics

### Getting the Link Statuses

[`kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusInvalid`](/documentation/NetworkingDriverKit/kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusInvalid)

[`kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusInactive`](/documentation/NetworkingDriverKit/kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusInactive)

[`kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusActive`](/documentation/NetworkingDriverKit/kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusActive)

[`kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusWakeSameNet`](/documentation/NetworkingDriverKit/kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusWakeSameNet)

[`kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusForceNotify`](/documentation/NetworkingDriverKit/kIOUserNetworkLinkStatusForceNotify)


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