diff --git a/collector/netclass_linux.go b/collector/netclass_linux.go
index a1a3fa72d8..3e26d78360 100644
--- a/collector/netclass_linux.go
+++ b/collector/netclass_linux.go
@@ -95,91 +95,51 @@ func (c *netClassCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(infoDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, infoValue, ifaceInfo.Name, ifaceInfo.Address, ifaceInfo.Broadcast, ifaceInfo.Duplex, ifaceInfo.OperState, ifaceInfo.IfAlias)
 
-		if ifaceInfo.AddrAssignType != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "address_assign_type", *ifaceInfo.AddrAssignType, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.Carrier != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "carrier", *ifaceInfo.Carrier, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.CarrierChanges != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "carrier_changes_total", *ifaceInfo.CarrierChanges, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.CounterValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.CarrierUpCount != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "carrier_up_changes_total", *ifaceInfo.CarrierUpCount, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.CounterValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.CarrierDownCount != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "carrier_down_changes_total", *ifaceInfo.CarrierDownCount, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.CounterValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.DevID != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "device_id", *ifaceInfo.DevID, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.Dormant != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "dormant", *ifaceInfo.Dormant, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.Flags != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "flags", *ifaceInfo.Flags, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.IfIndex != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "iface_id", *ifaceInfo.IfIndex, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.IfLink != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "iface_link", *ifaceInfo.IfLink, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.LinkMode != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "iface_link_mode", *ifaceInfo.LinkMode, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.MTU != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "mtu_bytes", *ifaceInfo.MTU, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.NameAssignType != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "name_assign_type", *ifaceInfo.NameAssignType, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
-
-		if ifaceInfo.NetDevGroup != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "net_dev_group", *ifaceInfo.NetDevGroup, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("address_assign_type"), "address_assign_type", ifaceInfo.AddrAssignType, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("carrier"), "carrier", ifaceInfo.Carrier, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("carrier_changes_total"), "carrier_changes_total", ifaceInfo.CarrierChanges, prometheus.CounterValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("carrier_up_changes_total"), "carrier_up_changes_total", ifaceInfo.CarrierUpCount, prometheus.CounterValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("carrier_down_changes_total"), "carrier_down_changes_total", ifaceInfo.CarrierDownCount, prometheus.CounterValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("device_id"), "device_id", ifaceInfo.DevID, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("dormant"), "dormant", ifaceInfo.Dormant, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("flags"), "flags", ifaceInfo.Flags, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("iface_id"), "iface_id", ifaceInfo.IfIndex, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("iface_link"), "iface_link", ifaceInfo.IfLink, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("iface_link_mode"), "iface_link_mode", ifaceInfo.LinkMode, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("mtu_bytes"), "mtu_bytes", ifaceInfo.MTU, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("name_assign_type"), "name_assign_type", ifaceInfo.NameAssignType, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("net_dev_group"), "net_dev_group", ifaceInfo.NetDevGroup, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
 
 		if ifaceInfo.Speed != nil {
 			// Some devices return -1 if the speed is unknown.
 			if *ifaceInfo.Speed >= 0 || !*netclassInvalidSpeed {
 				speedBytes := int64(*ifaceInfo.Speed * 1000 * 1000 / 8)
-				pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "speed_bytes", speedBytes, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
+				pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("speed_bytes"), "speed_bytes", speedBytes, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ifaceInfo.TxQueueLen != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "transmit_queue_length", *ifaceInfo.TxQueueLen, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_queue_length"), "transmit_queue_length", ifaceInfo.TxQueueLen, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("protocol_type"), "protocol_type", ifaceInfo.Type, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
 
-		if ifaceInfo.Type != nil {
-			pushMetric(ch, c.subsystem, "protocol_type", *ifaceInfo.Type, ifaceInfo.Name, prometheus.GaugeValue)
-		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func pushMetric(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, subsystem string, name string, value int64, ifaceName string, valueType prometheus.ValueType) {
-	fieldDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
-		prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, subsystem, name),
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s value of /sys/class/net/<iface>.", name),
-		[]string{"device"},
-		nil,
-	)
+func (c *netClassCollector) getFieldDesc(name string) *prometheus.Desc {
+	fieldDesc, exists := c.metricDescs[name]
+
+	if !exists {
+		fieldDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
+			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, c.subsystem, name),
+			fmt.Sprintf("%s value of /sys/class/net/<iface>.", name),
+			[]string{"device"},
+			nil,
+		)
+		c.metricDescs[name] = fieldDesc
+	}
 
-	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(fieldDesc, valueType, float64(value), ifaceName)
+	return fieldDesc
 }
 
 func (c *netClassCollector) getNetClassInfo() (sysfs.NetClass, error) {
diff --git a/collector/netclass_rtnl_linux.go b/collector/netclass_rtnl_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..248e0e81dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collector/netclass_rtnl_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Prometheus Authors
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build !nonetclass && linux
+// +build !nonetclass,linux
+
+package collector
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"regexp"
+
+	"github.com/go-kit/log"
+	"github.com/go-kit/log/level"
+	"github.com/jsimonetti/rtnetlink"
+	"github.com/mdlayher/ethtool"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
+)
+
+var (
+	netclassRTNLIgnoredDevices = kingpin.Flag("collector.netclass_rtnl.ignored-devices", "Regexp of net devices to ignore for netclass_rtnl collector.").Default("^$").String()
+	netclassRTNLWithStats      = kingpin.Flag("collector.netclass_rtnl.with-stats", "Expose the statistics for each network device, replacing netdev collector.").Bool()
+	operstateStr               = []string{
+		"unknown", "notpresent", "down", "lowerlayerdown", "testing",
+		"dormant", "up",
+	}
+)
+
+type netClassRTNLCollector struct {
+	subsystem             string
+	ignoredDevicesPattern *regexp.Regexp
+	metricDescs           map[string]*prometheus.Desc
+	logger                log.Logger
+}
+
+func init() {
+	registerCollector("netclass_rtnl", defaultDisabled, NewNetClassRTNLCollector)
+}
+
+// NewNetClassCollector returns a new Collector exposing network class stats.
+func NewNetClassRTNLCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(*netclassRTNLIgnoredDevices)
+	return &netClassRTNLCollector{
+		subsystem:             "network",
+		ignoredDevicesPattern: pattern,
+		metricDescs:           map[string]*prometheus.Desc{},
+		logger:                logger,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *netClassRTNLCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
+	linkModes := make(map[string]*ethtool.LinkMode)
+	lms, err := c.getLinkModes()
+	if err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(errors.Unwrap(err), fs.ErrNotExist) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not get link modes: %w", err)
+		}
+		level.Info(c.logger).Log("msg", "ETHTOOL netlink interface unavailable, duplex and linkspeed are not scraped.")
+	} else {
+		for _, lm := range lms {
+			if c.ignoredDevicesPattern.MatchString(lm.Interface.Name) {
+				continue
+			}
+			if lm.SpeedMegabits >= 0 {
+				speedBytes := uint64(lm.SpeedMegabits * 1000 * 1000 / 8)
+				pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("speed_bytes"), "speed_bytes", speedBytes, prometheus.GaugeValue, lm.Interface.Name)
+			}
+			linkModes[lm.Interface.Name] = lm
+		}
+	}
+
+	lMsgs, err := c.getNetClassInfoRTNL()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not get net class info: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, msg := range lMsgs {
+		if c.ignoredDevicesPattern.MatchString(msg.Attributes.Name) {
+			continue
+		}
+		upDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
+			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, c.subsystem, "up"),
+			"Value is 1 if operstate is 'up', 0 otherwise.",
+			[]string{"device"},
+			nil,
+		)
+		upValue := 0.0
+		if msg.Attributes.OperationalState == rtnetlink.OperStateUp {
+			upValue = 1.0
+		}
+		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(upDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, upValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+
+		infoDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
+			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, c.subsystem, "info"),
+			"Non-numeric data of <iface>, value is always 1.",
+			[]string{"device", "address", "broadcast", "duplex", "operstate", "ifalias"},
+			nil,
+		)
+		infoValue := 1.0
+
+		var ifalias = ""
+		if msg.Attributes.Alias != nil {
+			ifalias = *msg.Attributes.Alias
+		}
+
+		duplex := ""
+		lm, lmExists := linkModes[msg.Attributes.Name]
+		if lmExists {
+			duplex = lm.Duplex.String()
+		}
+
+		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(infoDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, infoValue, msg.Attributes.Name, msg.Attributes.Address.String(), msg.Attributes.Broadcast.String(), duplex, operstateStr[int(msg.Attributes.OperationalState)], ifalias)
+
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("carrier"), "carrier", msg.Attributes.Carrier, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("carrier_changes_total"), "carrier_changes_total", msg.Attributes.CarrierChanges, prometheus.CounterValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("carrier_up_changes_total"), "carrier_up_changes_total", msg.Attributes.CarrierUpCount, prometheus.CounterValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("carrier_down_changes_total"), "carrier_down_changes_total", msg.Attributes.CarrierDownCount, prometheus.CounterValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("flags"), "flags", msg.Flags, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("iface_id"), "iface_id", msg.Index, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("iface_link_mode"), "iface_link_mode", msg.Attributes.LinkMode, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("dormant"), "dormant", msg.Attributes.LinkMode, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+
+		// kernel logic: IFLA_LINK attribute will be ignore when ifindex is the same as iflink
+		// (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev) && nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev_get_iflink(dev)))
+		// As interface ID is never 0, we assume msg.Attributes.Type 0  means iflink is omitted in RTM_GETLINK response.
+		if msg.Attributes.Type > 0 {
+			pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("iface_link"), "iface_link", msg.Attributes.Type, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		} else {
+			pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("iface_link"), "iface_link", msg.Index, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		}
+
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("mtu_bytes"), "mtu_bytes", msg.Attributes.MTU, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("net_dev_group"), "net_dev_group", msg.Attributes.NetDevGroup, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_queue_length"), "transmit_queue_length", msg.Attributes.TxQueueLen, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("protocol_type"), "protocol_type", msg.Type, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+
+		// skip statistics if argument collector.netclass_rtnl.with-stats is false or statistics are unavailable.
+		if netclassRTNLWithStats == nil || !*netclassRTNLWithStats || msg.Attributes.Stats64 == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_packets_total"), "receive_packets_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXPackets, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_packets_total"), "transmit_packets_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXPackets, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_bytes_total"), "receive_bytes_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXBytes, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_bytes_total"), "transmit_bytes_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXBytes, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_errors_total"), "receive_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_errors_total"), "transmit_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_dropped_total"), "receive_dropped_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXDropped, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_dropped_total"), "transmit_dropped_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXDropped, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("multicast_total"), "multicast_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.Multicast, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("collisions_total"), "collisions_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.Collisions, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+
+		// detailed rx_errors
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_length_errors_total"), "receive_length_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXLengthErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_over_errors_total"), "receive_over_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXOverErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_crc_errors_total"), "receive_crc_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXCRCErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_frame_errors_total"), "receive_frame_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXFrameErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_fifo_errors_total"), "receive_fifo_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXFIFOErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_missed_errors_total"), "receive_missed_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXMissedErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+
+		// detailed tx_errors
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_aborted_errors_total"), "transmit_aborted_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXAbortedErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_carrier_errors_total"), "transmit_carrier_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXCarrierErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_fifo_errors_total"), "transmit_fifo_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXFIFOErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_heartbeat_errors_total"), "transmit_heartbeat_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXHeartbeatErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_window_errors_total"), "transmit_window_errors_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXWindowErrors, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+
+		// for cslip etc
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_compressed_total"), "receive_compressed_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXCompressed, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("transmit_compressed_total"), "transmit_compressed_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.TXCompressed, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("receive_nohandler_total"), "receive_nohandler_total", msg.Attributes.Stats64.RXNoHandler, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
+
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *netClassRTNLCollector) getFieldDesc(name string) *prometheus.Desc {
+	fieldDesc, exists := c.metricDescs[name]
+
+	if !exists {
+		fieldDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
+			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, c.subsystem, name),
+			fmt.Sprintf("Network device property %s.", name),
+			[]string{"device"},
+			nil,
+		)
+		c.metricDescs[name] = fieldDesc
+	}
+
+	return fieldDesc
+}
+
+func (c *netClassRTNLCollector) getNetClassInfoRTNL() ([]rtnetlink.LinkMessage, error) {
+	conn, err := rtnetlink.Dial(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	lMsgs, err := conn.Link.List()
+
+	return lMsgs, err
+
+}
+
+func (c *netClassRTNLCollector) getLinkModes() ([]*ethtool.LinkMode, error) {
+	conn, err := ethtool.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	lms, err := conn.LinkModes()
+
+	return lms, err
+}
diff --git a/collector/utils.go b/collector/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e28dda5f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collector/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Prometheus Authors
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build !nonetclass && linux
+// +build !nonetclass,linux
+
+package collector
+
+import (
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+func pushMetric(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, fieldDesc *prometheus.Desc, name string, value interface{}, valueType prometheus.ValueType, labelValues ...string) {
+	var fVal float64
+	switch val := value.(type) {
+	case uint8:
+		fVal = float64(val)
+	case uint16:
+		fVal = float64(val)
+	case uint32:
+		fVal = float64(val)
+	case uint64:
+		fVal = float64(val)
+	case int64:
+		fVal = float64(val)
+	case *uint8:
+		if val == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		fVal = float64(*val)
+	case *uint16:
+		if val == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		fVal = float64(*val)
+	case *uint32:
+		if val == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		fVal = float64(*val)
+	case *uint64:
+		if val == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		fVal = float64(*val)
+	case *int64:
+		if val == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		fVal = float64(*val)
+	default:
+		return
+	}
+
+	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(fieldDesc, valueType, fVal, labelValues...)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a46e4e14f6..61951ca7a2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jsimonetti/rtnetlink v1.2.3
 	github.com/lufia/iostat v1.2.1
 	github.com/mattn/go-xmlrpc v0.0.3
+	github.com/mdlayher/ethtool v0.0.0-20220830195143-0e16326d06d1
 	github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.6.2
 	github.com/mdlayher/wifi v0.0.0-20220320220353-954ff73a19a5
 	github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.10.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 84c8b3f36b..6293ad6421 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-xmlrpc v0.0.3 h1:Y6WEMLEsqs3RviBrAa1/7qmbGB7DVD3brZIbqMbQdGY
 github.com/mattn/go-xmlrpc v0.0.3/go.mod h1:mqc2dz7tP5x5BKlCahN/n+hs7OSZKJkS9JsHNBRlrxA=
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