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IP Helper Functions 13 Part 6

 

 

What do we have in this chapter 13 part 6?

  1. IPConfig for IPv6 Example

 

IPConfig for IPv6 Example

 

Create a new empty Win32 console mode application and add the project/solution name.

 

IP Helper Functions: The IPConfig for IPv6 Example

 

Add the following source code.

 

/******************************************************************************\

*       This is a part of the Microsoft Source Code Samples.

*       Copyright 1996 - 2001 Microsoft Corporation.

*       All rights reserved.

*       This source code is only intended as a supplement to

*       Microsoft Development Tools and/or WinHelp documentation.

*       See these sources for detailed information regarding the

*       Microsoft samples programs.

\******************************************************************************/

 

/*

Module Name: Ipconfigv6examplesrc.cpp

Abstract:

 

    This module illustrates how to programmatically retrieve IPv6 configuration

    information similar to the IPV6.EXE or NETSH.EXE commands.  It demonstrates

    how to use the IP Helper APIs GetNetworkParams() and GetAdaptersAddresses().

 

Original author: Anthony Jones

Revision History:

*/

 

// Link to ws2_32.lib

#include <winsock2.h>

// Link to Iphlpapi.lib

#include <iphlpapi.h>

#include <iptypes.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <time.h>

 

// String constants for IP_PREFIX_ORIGIN enumerated type

const char *PrefixOriginStr[] =

{

    "Other",

    "Manual",

    "Well Known",

    "DHCP",

    "Router Advertisement",

    "6to4"

};

 

// String constants for IP_SUFFIX_ORIGIN enumerated type

const char *SuffixOriginStr[] =

{

    "Other",

    "Manual",

    "Well Known",

    "DHCP",

    "Link Layer Address",

    "Random"

};

 

// String constants for IP_DAD_STATE enumerated type

const char *DadStateStr[] =

{

    "Invalid",

    "Tentative",

    "Duplicate",

    "Deprecated",

    "Preferred"

};

 

// String constants for IF_OPER_STATUS enumerated type

const char *OperStatusStr[] =

{

    "Invalid",

    "Up",                   // IfOperStatusUp

    "Down",                 // IfOperStatusDown

    "Testing",              // IfOperStatusTesting

    "Unknown",              // IfOperStatusUnknown

    "Dormant",              // IfOperStatusDormant

    "Not Present",          // IfOperStatusNotPresent

    "Lower Layer Down"      // IfOperStatusLowerLayerDown

};

 

// Function: usage

// Description: Prints usage information and exits.

int usage(char *progname)

{

    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-4] [-6]\n", progname);

    fprintf(stderr, "      -4       Query AF_INET only\n"

                    "      -6       Query AF_INET6 only\n"

                    "      -su      Skip unicast addresses\n"

                    "      -sa      Skip anycast addresses\n"

                    "      -sm      Skip multicast addresses\n"

            );

    return 0;

}

 

// Function: FormatPhysicalAddress

// Description:

//    Takes a BYTE array and converts each byte into two hexadecimal

//    digits followed by a dash (-). The converted data is placed

//    into the supplied string buffer.

void FormatPhysicalAddress(BYTE *addr, int addrlen, char *buf, int buflen)

{

    char   *ptr=NULL;

    int     i, idx=0;

 

    ptr = buf;

 

    if (addrlen == 0)

    {

        strcpy_s(ptr, 6, "NONE");

    }

    else

    {

        for(i=0; i < addrlen ;i++)

        {

            // Take each byte and convert to a hex digit

            _itoa_s( addr[i] >> 4, ptr, sizeof(ptr), 16);

            ptr++;

 

            _itoa_s( addr[i] & 0x0F, ptr, sizeof(ptr), 16);

            ptr++;

 

            // Add the dash if we're not at the end

            if (i+1 < addrlen)

            {

                *ptr = '-';

                ptr++;

            }

        }

        *ptr = '\0';

    }

}

 

// Function: FormatAdapterType

// Description:

//    This function takes the adapter type which is a simple integer

//    and returns the string representation for that type. Since there

//    are many adapter types we just worry about the most common ones.

//    The whole list of adapter types is defined in IPIfCons.h.

void FormatAdapterType(int type, char *buf, int buflen)

{

    switch (type)

    {

        // Make sure the destination buffer is big enough!

        // alternatively, we just _TRUNCATE the source

        // ...or it is a bug?

        case MIB_IF_TYPE_OTHER:

            strncpy_s(buf, _countof(buf), "Other", buflen);

            break;

        case MIB_IF_TYPE_ETHERNET:

            strncpy_s(buf, _countof(buf), "Ethernet", _TRUNCATE);

            break;

        case MIB_IF_TYPE_TOKENRING:

            strncpy_s(buf, _countof(buf), "Token Ring", buflen);

            break;

        case MIB_IF_TYPE_FDDI:

            strncpy_s(buf, _countof(buf), "FDDI", buflen);

            break;

        case MIB_IF_TYPE_PPP:

            strncpy_s(buf, _countof(buf), "PPP", buflen);

            break;

        case MIB_IF_TYPE_LOOPBACK:

            strncpy_s(buf, _countof(buf), "Loopback", _TRUNCATE);

            break;

        case MIB_IF_TYPE_SLIP:

            strncpy_s(buf, _countof(buf), "SLIP", buflen);

            break;

        default:

            // + 64 is weird here...*^^$(^%)...arghhhhhhh!!!

            sprintf_s(buf+64, _countof(buf)+64, "Other Type %d", type);

            break;

    }

}

 

 

 

 

// Function: main

// Description:

//    Parse the command line parameters and then obtain the adapter

//    information via the GetAdaptersAddresses function. Print the

//    returned structures to stdout.

int main(int argc, char **argv)

{

    PFIXED_INFO                   pFixedInfo;

    DWORD                         FixedInfoSize = 0;

    PIP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES         pAdapterAddrs, pAdapt;

    DWORD                         AdapterAddrsSize;

    PIP_ADDR_STRING               pAddrStr;

    PIP_ADAPTER_UNICAST_ADDRESS   pUnicastAddress;

    PIP_ADAPTER_ANYCAST_ADDRESS   pAnycastAddress;

    PIP_ADAPTER_MULTICAST_ADDRESS pMulticastAddress;

 

    WSADATA         wsd;

    DWORD           Err, Flags=0;

    int             af, i;

    char            szAddress[128];

    DWORD           dwAddressLen=128;

    char            buf[3000];

    int             buflen=3000;

    BOOL            bIndent;

 

    if(argc < 2)

    {

         usage(argv[0]);

         exit(1);

    }

 

    // Load Winsock for the string conversion utilities

    if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2,2), &wsd) != 0)

    {

        printf("Unable to load winsock!\n");

        return -1;

    }

    else

        printf("WSAStartup() is OK!\n");

 

    // Initialize the variables

    af = AF_UNSPEC;

    Flags = 0;

 

    // Parse the command line

    for(i=1; i < argc ;i++)

    {

        if (strlen(argv[i]) < 2)

            usage(argv[0]);

        if (argv[i][0] == '-' || argv[i][0] == '/')

        {

            switch (tolower(argv[i][1]))

            {

                case '4':

                    af = AF_INET;

                    break;

                case '6':

                    af = AF_INET6;

                    break;

                case 's':

                    switch (tolower(argv[i][2]))

                    {

                        case 'u':

                            Flags |= GAA_FLAG_SKIP_UNICAST;

                            break;

                        case 'a':

                            Flags |= GAA_FLAG_SKIP_ANYCAST;

                            break;

                        case 'm':

                            Flags |= GAA_FLAG_SKIP_MULTICAST;

                            break;

                        default:

                            usage(argv[0]);

                            break;

                    }

                    break;

                default:

                    usage(argv[0]);

                    break;

            }

        }

    }

 

    // Get the main IP configuration information for this machine using a FIXED_INFO structure

    if ((Err = GetNetworkParams(NULL, &FixedInfoSize)) != 0)

    {

        if ((Err != ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) && (Err != ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER))

        {

            printf("GetNetworkParams() sizing failed with error %d\n", Err);

            return -1;

        }

    }

    else

           printf("GetNetworkParams() should be fine!\n");

 

    // Allocate memory from sizing information

    if ((pFixedInfo = (PFIXED_INFO) GlobalAlloc(GPTR, FixedInfoSize)) == NULL)

    {

        printf("Memory allocation error!\n");

        return -1;

    }

    else

        printf("GlobalAlloc() looks fine!\n");

 

    // Print the fixed network parameters

    if ((Err = GetNetworkParams(pFixedInfo, &FixedInfoSize)) == 0)

    {

        printf("GetNetworkParams() is OK!\n");

        printf("\tHost Name . . . . . . . . . : %s\n", pFixedInfo->HostName);

        printf("\tDomain Name . . . . . . . . : %s\n", pFixedInfo->DomainName);

        printf("\tDNS Servers . . . . . . . . : %s\n", pFixedInfo->DnsServerList.IpAddress.String);

        pAddrStr = pFixedInfo->DnsServerList.Next;

        while(pAddrStr)

        {

            printf("                                      %-15s\n", pAddrStr->IpAddress.String);

            pAddrStr = pAddrStr->Next;

        }

 

        printf("\tNode Type . . . . . . . . . : ");

        switch (pFixedInfo->NodeType)

        {

            case 1:

                printf("%s\n", "Broadcast");

                break;

            case 2:

                printf("%s\n", "Peer to peer");

                break;

            case 4:

                printf("%s\n", "Mixed");

                break;

            case 8:

                printf("%s\n", "Hybrid");

                break;

            default:

                printf("\n");

        }

 

        printf("\tNetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . : %s\n", pFixedInfo->ScopeId);

        printf("\tIP Routing Enabled. . . . . : %s\n", (pFixedInfo->EnableRouting ? "yes" : "no"));

        printf("\tWINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : %s\n", (pFixedInfo->EnableProxy ? "yes" : "no"));

        printf("\tNetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : %s\n", (pFixedInfo->EnableDns ? "yes" : "no"));

    }

    else

    {

        printf("GetNetworkParams() failed with error code %d\n", Err);

        return -1;

    }

 

    // Enumerate all of the adapter specific information using the

    // IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES structure.

    // Note:  IP_ADAPTER_INFO contains a linked list of adapter entries.

    AdapterAddrsSize = 0;

    if ((Err = GetAdaptersAddresses(af, Flags, NULL, NULL, &AdapterAddrsSize)) != 0)

    {

        if ((Err != ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) && (Err != ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER))

        {

            printf("GetAdaptersAddresses() sizing failed with error code %d\n", Err);

            printf("err = %d; AdapterAddrsSize = %d\n", Err, AdapterAddrsSize);

            return -1;

        }

    }

    else

            printf("GetAdaptersAddresses() should be OK!\n");

 

    // Allocate memory from sizing information

    if ((pAdapterAddrs = (PIP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES) GlobalAlloc(GPTR, AdapterAddrsSize)) == NULL)

    {

        printf("Memory allocation error!\n");

        return -1;

    }

    else

        printf("GlobalAlloc() for PIP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES is OK!\n");

 

    // Get actual adapter information

    if ((Err = GetAdaptersAddresses(af, Flags, NULL, pAdapterAddrs, &AdapterAddrsSize)) != ERROR_SUCCESS)

    {

        printf("GetAdaptersAddresses() failed with error code %d\n", Err);

        return -1;

    }

    else

        printf("GetAdaptersAddresses() is OK!\n");

 

    // Enumerate through each returned adapter and print its information

    pAdapt = pAdapterAddrs;

    while (pAdapt)

    {

        printf("\n");

        printf("\tDescription  : %S\n", pAdapt->Description);

        printf("\t   Adapter Name : %s\n", pAdapt->AdapterName);

        printf("\t   DNS Suffix   : %S\n", pAdapt->DnsSuffix);

        printf("\t   Friendly Name: %S\n", pAdapt->FriendlyName);

 

        FormatPhysicalAddress(pAdapt->PhysicalAddress, pAdapt->PhysicalAddressLength, buf, buflen);

 

        printf("\t   Physical Addr: %s\n", buf);

        printf("\t   MTU . . . . . . . . . . : %d\n",  pAdapt->Mtu);

        FormatAdapterType(pAdapt->IfType, buf, buflen);

        printf("\t   Interface Type  . . . . : %s\n",  buf);

        printf("\t   Interface Index:  . . . : %d\n",  pAdapt->IfIndex);

        printf("\t   Flags:  . . . . . . . . : ");

 

        bIndent = FALSE;

 

        if (pAdapt->Flags & IP_ADAPTER_DDNS_ENABLED)

        {

            printf("DDNS Enabled...\n");

            bIndent = TRUE;

        }

        if (pAdapt->Flags & IP_ADAPTER_REGISTER_ADAPTER_SUFFIX)

        {

            if (bIndent == TRUE)

                printf("\t                          ");

            printf("Register DNS Adapter Suffix...\n");

            bIndent = TRUE;

        }

        if (pAdapt->Flags & IP_ADAPTER_DHCP_ENABLED)

        {

            if (bIndent == TRUE)

                printf("\t                          ");

            printf("DHCP Enabled...\n");

            bIndent = TRUE;

        }

 

        pUnicastAddress = pAdapt->FirstUnicastAddress;

 

        if (pUnicastAddress)

            printf("\n\t   UNICAST ADDRESS(ES):\n");

        while (pUnicastAddress)

        {

            printf("\t      Flags:  . . . . . . . . : ");

            if (pUnicastAddress->Flags == 0)

                printf("None");

            if ((pUnicastAddress->Flags & IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_DNS_ELIGIBLE) == IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_DNS_ELIGIBLE)

                printf("DNS_ELIGIBLE ");

            if ((pUnicastAddress->Flags & IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_TRANSIENT) == IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_TRANSIENT)

                printf("TRANSIENT");

            printf("\n");

 

            dwAddressLen = 128;

            memset(szAddress, 0, 128);

            if (WSAAddressToStringA(

                pUnicastAddress->Address.lpSockaddr,

                pUnicastAddress->Address.iSockaddrLength,

                NULL,

                szAddress,

                &dwAddressLen) == SOCKET_ERROR)

            {

                printf("WSAAddressToString() failed with error code %d\n", WSAGetLastError());

            }

            else

                printf("WSAAddressToString() should be OK!\n");

 

            printf("\t      Address:  . . . . . . . : %s\n", szAddress);

            printf("\t      Valid Lifetime  . . . . : %lu\n", pUnicastAddress->ValidLifetime);

            printf("\t      Preferred Lifetime: . . : %lu\n", pUnicastAddress->PreferredLifetime);

            printf("\t      Lease Lifetime: . . . . : %lu\n", pUnicastAddress->LeaseLifetime);

            printf("\t      Prefix Origin:  . . . . : %s\n",  PrefixOriginStr[pUnicastAddress->PrefixOrigin]);

            printf("\t      Suffix Origin:  . . . . : %s\n",  SuffixOriginStr[pUnicastAddress->SuffixOrigin]);

            printf("\t      Dad State:  . . . . . . : %s\n",  DadStateStr[pUnicastAddress->DadState]);

 

            pUnicastAddress = pUnicastAddress->Next;

            printf("\n");

        }

 

        // Print anycast addresses

        pAnycastAddress = pAdapt->FirstAnycastAddress;

 

        if (pAnycastAddress)

            printf("\t   ANYCAST ADDRESS(ES):\n");

        while (pAnycastAddress)

        {

            dwAddressLen = 128;

            memset(szAddress, 0, 128);

            if (WSAAddressToStringA(

                pAnycastAddress->Address.lpSockaddr,

                pAnycastAddress->Address.iSockaddrLength,

                NULL,

                szAddress,

                &dwAddressLen) == SOCKET_ERROR)

            {

                printf("WSAAddressToString() failed with error code %d\n", WSAGetLastError());

            }

            else

                printf("WSAAddressToString() should be fine!\n");

 

            printf("\t      Address:  . . . . . . . : %s\n", szAddress);

            printf("\t      Flags:  . . . . . . . . : "); //lu\n", pAnycastAddress->Flags);

            if (pAnycastAddress->Flags == 0)

                printf("None");

            else if ((pAnycastAddress->Flags & IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_DNS_ELIGIBLE) == IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_DNS_ELIGIBLE)

                printf("DNS_ELIGIBLE ");

            else if ((pAnycastAddress->Flags & IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_TRANSIENT) == IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_TRANSIENT)

                printf("TRANSIENT");

            printf("\n");

 

            pAnycastAddress = pAnycastAddress->Next;

        }

 

        // Print multicast addresses

        pMulticastAddress = pAdapt->FirstMulticastAddress;

        if (pMulticastAddress)

            printf("\t   MULTICAST ADDRESS(ES):\n", pAdapt->FirstMulticastAddress);

        while (pMulticastAddress)

        {

            dwAddressLen = 128;

            memset(szAddress, 0, 128);

            if (WSAAddressToStringA(

                pMulticastAddress->Address.lpSockaddr,

                pMulticastAddress->Address.iSockaddrLength,

                NULL,

                szAddress,

                &dwAddressLen) == SOCKET_ERROR)

            {

                printf("WSAAddressToString() failed with error code %d\n", WSAGetLastError());

            }

            else

                printf("WSAAddressToString() should be OK!\n");

 

            printf("\t      Address:  . . . . . . . : %s\n", szAddress);

            printf("\t      Flags:  . . . . . . . . : ");

            if (pMulticastAddress->Flags == 0)

                printf("None");

            else if ((pMulticastAddress->Flags & IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_DNS_ELIGIBLE) == IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_DNS_ELIGIBLE)

                printf("DNS_ELIGIBLE ");

            else if ((pMulticastAddress->Flags & IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_TRANSIENT) == IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESS_TRANSIENT)

                printf("TRANSIENT");

            printf("\n");

 

            pMulticastAddress = pMulticastAddress->Next;

        }

 

        pAdapt = pAdapt->Next;

    }

    if(WSACleanup() == 0)

        printf("WSACleanup() is OK!\n");

    else

        printf("WSACleanup() failed with error code %d\n", WSAGetLastError());

 

    return 0;

}

 

Build and run the project.

 

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IP Helper Functions: Running  the IPConfig for IPv6 Example without argument

 

IP Helper Functions: Running  the IPConfig for IPv6 Example with -4  argument for IPv4 protocol

 

 

IP Helper Functions: Running  the IPConfig for IPv6 Example with -6  argument for IPv6 protocol

 

 

 

 

The following screenshot shows the Windows Ipv6 utility.

 

IP Helper Functions: The Windows IPv6 utility

 

 

 


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