iphelper

How do you parse an IP address string in C#?

I'm writing C# code that uses the windows IP Helper API. One of the functions I'm trying to call is "GetBestInterface" that takes a 'uint' representation of an IP. What I need is to parse a textual representation of the IP to create the 'uint' representation. I've found some examples via Google, like this one or this one, but I'm pretty...

How do you find out which NIC is connected to the internet?

Consider the following setup: A windows PC with a LAN interface and a WiFi interface (the standard for any new laptop). Each of the interfaces might be connected or disconnected from a network. I need a way to determine which one of the adapters is the one connected to the internet - specifically, in case they are both connected to diffe...

MTU mismatch between GetIfEntry and netsh

I'm working on pseudo-transport layer software that runs over UDP, providing reliable connection-oriented transmission, as an alternative to TCP. In order to maximize network efficiency, we query the MTU of the "best" network adapter upon initialization. MIB_IFROW row = {0}; row.dwIndex = dwBestIfIndex; dwRes = GetIfEntry(&row); Sear...

Problem with using Win32 IPHelper API in python

I'm attempting to create python module for getting network parameters. I'm using ctypes and has some problems. Function __getInterfaces_win2k() works with python 2.5 and 2.6, but doesn't work with python 2.7 (Unhandled exception at 0x1e001759 in python.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000010.) Function __getInterf...

Network Adaptro configured with ip address or not? How to check using vc++/Windows api?

Hi Could any one share about Network Adaptor configured with ip address or not eithor using dhcp or manual. How to check using vc++/Windows api? ...