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IP Helper Functions 13 Part 10
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Program Example Using GetInterfaceInfo() Function
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Program Example Using GetIfEntry() and GetIfTable() Functions
Program Example Using GetInterfaceInfo() Function
The GetInterfaceInfo() function obtains the list of the network interface adapters with IPv4 enabled on the local system. Create a new empty Win32 console mode application and add the project/solution name.
Add the following code. |
// Description:
// The following example retrieves the list of network adapters
// with IPv4 enabled on the local system and prints various
// properties of the first network adapter
//
// Link to ws2_32.lib
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <ws2ipdef.h>
// Link to Iphlpapi.lib
#include <iphlpapi.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#define MALLOC(x) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (x))
#define FREE(x) HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (x))
/* Note: could also use malloc() and free() */
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
// Declare and initialize variables
PIP_INTERFACE_INFO pInfo;
ULONG ulOutBufLen = 0;
DWORD dwRetVal = 0;
int iReturn = 1, i;
// Make an initial call to GetInterfaceInfo to get
// the necessary size in the ulOutBufLen variable
dwRetVal = GetInterfaceInfo(NULL, &ulOutBufLen);
if (dwRetVal == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER)
{
printf("Not enough buffer! Re-allocating...\n");
pInfo = (IP_INTERFACE_INFO *) MALLOC(ulOutBufLen);
if (pInfo == NULL)
{
printf("Unable to allocate memory needed to call GetInterfaceInfo()!\n");
return 1;
}
else
printf("Memory needed to call GetInterfaceInfo() has been allocated!\n");
}
else
printf("GetInterfaceInfo() should be fine!\n");
// Make a second call to GetInterfaceInfo to get
// the actual data we need
dwRetVal = GetInterfaceInfo(pInfo, &ulOutBufLen);
if (dwRetVal == NO_ERROR)
{
printf("GetInterfaceInfo() is OK!\n");
printf("Number of Adapters: %ld\n\n", pInfo->NumAdapters);
for (i = 0; i < (int) pInfo->NumAdapters; i++)
{
printf("Adapter Index[%d]: %ld\n", i, pInfo->Adapter[i].Index);
printf("Adapter Name[%d]: %ws\n\n", i, pInfo->Adapter[i].Name);
}
iReturn = 0;
}
else if (dwRetVal == ERROR_NO_DATA)
{
printf("There are no network adapters with IPv4 enabled on the local system!\n");
iReturn = 0;
}
else
{
printf("GetInterfaceInfo() failed with error code %d\n", dwRetVal);
iReturn = 1;
}
FREE(pInfo);
return (iReturn);
}
Build and run the project.
Program Example Using GetIfEntry() and GetIfTable() Functions
The GetIfEntry() function retrieves information for the specified interface on the local computer. The GetIfTable() function retrieves the MIB-II interface table. Create a new empty Win32 console mode application and add the project/solution name.
Add the following source code.
// Description:
// The following example retrieves the entries from the interface
// table and prints some of the information available for that entry
//
// Link to ws2_32.lib
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <ws2tcpip.h>
// Link to Iphlpapi.lib
#include <iphlpapi.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
// Note: could also use malloc() and free()
#define MALLOC(x) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (x))
#define FREE(x) HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (x))
int main()
{
// Declare and initialize variables
DWORD dwSize = 0;
DWORD dwRetVal = 0;
int i, j;
// variables used for GetIfTable and GetIfEntry
MIB_IFTABLE *pIfTable;
MIB_IFROW *pIfRow;
// Allocate memory for our pointers.
pIfTable = (MIB_IFTABLE *) MALLOC(sizeof (MIB_IFTABLE));
if (pIfTable == NULL)
{
printf("Error allocating memory needed to call GetIfTable()!\n");
exit (1);
}
else
printf("Memory needed to call GetIfTable() has been allocated!\n");
// Before calling GetIfEntry, we call GetIfTable to make
// sure there are entries to get and retrieve the interface index.
// Make an initial call to GetIfTable to get the necessary size into dwSize
dwSize = sizeof (MIB_IFTABLE);
if (GetIfTable(pIfTable, &dwSize, 0) == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER)
{
printf("Not enough memory! Re-allocating...\n");
FREE(pIfTable);
pIfTable = (MIB_IFTABLE *) MALLOC(dwSize);
if (pIfTable == NULL)
{
printf("Error allocating memory!\n");
exit (1);
}
else
printf("(Dummy) Memory allocated successfully!\n");
}
else
printf("GetIfTable() should be fine!\n");
// Make a second call to GetIfTable to get the actual data we want.
if ((dwRetVal = GetIfTable(pIfTable, &dwSize, 0)) == NO_ERROR)
{
if (pIfTable->dwNumEntries > 0)
{
pIfRow = (MIB_IFROW *) MALLOC(sizeof (MIB_IFROW));
if (pIfRow == NULL)
{
printf("Error allocating memory!\n");
if (pIfTable != NULL)
{
FREE(pIfTable);
pIfTable = NULL;
}
exit (1);
}
else
printf("Memory allocated successfully for 2nd call!\n");
printf("\n\tNumber of entries: %ld\n\n", pIfTable->dwNumEntries);
for (i = 0; i < (int) pIfTable->dwNumEntries; i++)
{
pIfRow->dwIndex = pIfTable->table[i].dwIndex;
if ((dwRetVal = GetIfEntry(pIfRow)) == NO_ERROR)
{
printf("\tIndex:\t %ld\n", pIfRow->dwIndex);
printf("\tInterfaceName[%d]:\t ", i);
if (pIfRow->wszName != NULL)
printf("%ws", pIfRow->wszName);
printf("\n");
printf("\tDescription[%d]:\t ", i);
for (j = 0; j < (int) pIfRow->dwDescrLen; j++)
printf("%c", pIfRow->bDescr[j]);
printf("\n");
printf("\tType[%d]:\t ", i);
switch (pIfRow->dwType)
{
case IF_TYPE_OTHER:
printf("Other\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_ETHERNET_CSMACD:
printf("Ethernet\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_ISO88025_TOKENRING:
printf("Token Ring\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_PPP:
printf("PPP\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_SOFTWARE_LOOPBACK:
printf("Software Lookback\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_ATM:
printf("ATM\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_IEEE80211:
printf("IEEE 802.11 Wireless\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_TUNNEL:
printf("Tunnel type encapsulation\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_IEEE1394:
printf("IEEE 1394 Firewire\n");
break;
default:
printf("Unknown type %ld\n", pIfRow->dwType);
break;
}
printf("\tMtu[%d]:\t\t %ld\n", i, pIfRow->dwMtu);
printf("\tSpeed[%d]:\t %ld\n", i, pIfRow->dwSpeed);
printf("\tPhysical Addr:\t ");
if (pIfRow->dwPhysAddrLen == 0)
printf("\n");
for (j = 0; j < (int) pIfRow->dwPhysAddrLen; j++)
{
if (j == (pIfRow->dwPhysAddrLen - 1))
printf("%.2X\n", (int) pIfRow->bPhysAddr[j]);
else
printf("%.2X-", (int) pIfRow->bPhysAddr[j]);
}
printf("\tAdmin Status[%d]:\t %ld\n", i, pIfRow->dwAdminStatus);
printf("\tOper Status[%d]:\t ", i);
switch (pIfRow->dwOperStatus)
{
case IF_OPER_STATUS_NON_OPERATIONAL:
printf("Non Operational\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_UNREACHABLE:
printf("Unreasonable\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_DISCONNECTED:
printf("Disconnected\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_CONNECTING:
printf("Connecting\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_CONNECTED:
printf("Connected\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_OPERATIONAL:
printf("Operational\n");
break;
default:
printf("Unknown status %ld\n", pIfRow->dwAdminStatus);
break;
}
printf("\n");
}
else {
printf("GetIfEntry failed for index %d with error: %ld\n", i, dwRetVal);
// Here you can use FormatMessage to find out why it failed
}
}
} else {
printf("\tGetIfTable failed with error: %ld\n", dwRetVal);
}
}
exit (0);
}
Build and run the project.
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