WP7 Wlan detection (HOW am I online)

Question

Hi, to be honest, I am kind of lazy at the moment. I tried a 3 minute search, but I get a lot of Windows7 and C# related stuff, not what I am looking for. Its for a pet project anyway, so I just give it a try:

Is there any way to find out HOW I am connected to the internet in WP7?

Background: Any app which is written for fun purposes, e.g. a picture sorting app. I want it to sync a lot of stuff with my server when I am online via WLAN (e.g. 200mB), but it should not do anything if I am using my expensive GPRS connection...

Thanks for any tips, actually a RTFM with a good search word for google would to the trick :-)

Chris

Answer 1

Have a look at this link:

A value from the NetworkInterfaceType enumeration identifying the network type. The value will be one of: Wireless80211 for a Wi-Fi connection, MobileBroadband for a cellular connection, or None if no connection is available.

Answer 2

I believe this answers your question

from the link:

The application must register for the NetworkAddressChanged event of the System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkChange class. On receipt of the event the application can use the NetworkInterfaceType property to determine the current connection state.

Answer 3

Here's a quick sample demonstrating a test of the NetworkInterface class:

if (System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface.GetIsNetworkAvailable())
{
    return NetworkInterface.NetworkInterfaceType;
}