wmi Win32_NetworkAdapter reference for Network Programming in .NET with C# & Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET)

WMI class ' Win32_NetworkAdapter ' reference for C# and VB.NET

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[Description("The Win32_NetworkAdapter class represents a network adapter on a Win32 system."): ToSubClass, AMENDMENT, LOCALE(1033)]
class Win32_NetworkAdapter : CIM_NetworkAdapter
{
	[Description("The DeviceID property contains a string uniquely identifying the network adapter from other devices on the system."): ToSubClass, key] string DeviceID = NULL;
	[Description("The ProductName property indicates the product name of the network adapter.\nExample: Fast EtherLink XL"): ToSubClass] string ProductName;
	[Description("The AdapterType property reflects the network medium in use. This property may not be applicable to all types of network adapters listed within this class. Windows NT only."): ToSubClass, Values{"Ethernet 802.3", "Token Ring 802.5", "Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)", "Wide Area Network (WAN)", "LocalTalk", "Ethernet using DIX header format", "ARCNET", "ARCNET (878.2)", "ATM", "Wireless", "Infrared Wireless", "Bpc", "CoWan", "1394"}: ToSubClass] string AdapterType;
	[Description("The AdapterTypeId property reflects the network medium in use. This property gives the same information as the AdapterType property, except that the the information is returned in the form of an integer value that corresponds to the following: \n0 - Ethernet 802.3\n1 - Token Ring 802.5\n2 - Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)\n3 - Wide Area Network (WAN)\n4 - LocalTalk\n5 - Ethernet using DIX header format\n6 - ARCNET\n7 - ARCNET (878.2)\n8 - ATM\n9 - Wireless\n10 - Infrared Wireless\n11 - Bpc\n12 - CoWan\n13 - 1394\nThis property may not be applicable to all types of network adapters listed within this class. Windows NT only."): ToSubClass, Values{"Ethernet 802.3", "Token Ring 802.5", "Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)", "Wide Area Network (WAN)", "LocalTalk", "Ethernet using DIX header format", "ARCNET", "ARCNET (878.2)", "ATM", "Wireless", "Infrared Wireless", "Bpc", "CoWan", "1394"}: ToSubClass] uint16 AdapterTypeId;
	[Description("The MACAddress property indicates the media access control address for this network adapter. A MAC address is a unique 48-bit number assigned to the network adapter by the manufacturer. It uniquely identifies this network adapter and is used for mapping TCP/IP network communications."): ToSubClass] string MACAddress;
	[Description("The ServiceName property indicates the service name of the network adapter. This name is usually shorter that the full product name. \nExample: Elnkii."): ToSubClass] string ServiceName;
	[Description("The Manufacturer property indicates the name of the network adapter's manufacturer.\nExample: 3COM."): ToSubClass] string Manufacturer;
	[Description("The Installed property determines whether the network adapter is installed in the system.\nValues: TRUE or FALSE. A value of TRUE indicates the network adapter is installed.  \nThe Installed property has been deprecated.  There is no replacementvalue and this property is now considered obsolete."): ToSubClass] boolean Installed;
	[Description("The Index property indicates the network adapter's  index number, which is stored in the system registry. \nExample: 0."): ToSubClass] uint32 Index;
	[Description("The MaxNumberControlled property indicates the maximum number of directly addressable ports supported by this network adapter. A value of zero should be used if the number is unknown."): ToSubClass] uint32 MaxNumberControlled;
	[Description("The TimeOfLastReset property indicates when the network adapter was last reset."): ToSubClass] datetime TimeOfLastReset;
	[Description("The NetConnectionID property specifies the name of the network connection as it appears in the 'Network Connections' folder."): ToSubClass] string NetConnectionID;
	[Description("NetConnectionStatus is a string indicating the state of the network adapter's connection to the network. The value of the property is to be interpreted as follows:\n0 - Disconnected\n1 - Connecting\n2 - Connected\n3 - Disconnecting\n4 - Hardware not present\n5 - Hardware disabled\n6 - Hardware malfunction\n7 - Media disconnected\n8 - Authenticating\n9 - Authentication succeeded\n10 - Authentication failed"): ToSubClass, Values{"Disconnected", "Connecting", "Connected", "Disconnecting", "Hardware Not Present", "Hardware Disabled", "Hardware Malfunction", "Media Disconnected", "Authenticating", "Authentication Succeeded", "Authentication Failed"}: ToSubClass] uint16 NetConnectionStatus;
};

Class properties:

Win32_NetworkAdapter.AdapterType
Win32_NetworkAdapter.AdapterTypeId
Win32_NetworkAdapter.AutoSense
Win32_NetworkAdapter.Availability
Win32_NetworkAdapter.Caption
Win32_NetworkAdapter.ConfigManagerErrorCode
Win32_NetworkAdapter.ConfigManagerUserConfig
Win32_NetworkAdapter.CreationClassName
Win32_NetworkAdapter.Description
Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID
Win32_NetworkAdapter.ErrorCleared
Win32_NetworkAdapter.ErrorDescription
Win32_NetworkAdapter.Index
Win32_NetworkAdapter.InstallDate
Win32_NetworkAdapter.Installed
Win32_NetworkAdapter.LastErrorCode
Win32_NetworkAdapter.MACAddress
Win32_NetworkAdapter.Manufacturer
Win32_NetworkAdapter.MaxNumberControlled
Win32_NetworkAdapter.MaxSpeed
Win32_NetworkAdapter.Name
Win32_NetworkAdapter.NetConnectionID
Win32_NetworkAdapter.NetConnectionStatus
Win32_NetworkAdapter.NetworkAddresses
Win32_NetworkAdapter.PermanentAddress
Win32_NetworkAdapter.PNPDeviceID
Win32_NetworkAdapter.PowerManagementCapabilities
Win32_NetworkAdapter.PowerManagementSupported
Win32_NetworkAdapter.ProductName
Win32_NetworkAdapter.ServiceName
Win32_NetworkAdapter.Speed
Win32_NetworkAdapter.Status
Win32_NetworkAdapter.StatusInfo
Win32_NetworkAdapter.SystemCreationClassName
Win32_NetworkAdapter.SystemName
Win32_NetworkAdapter.TimeOfLastReset

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WMI class ' Win32_NetworkAdapter ' reference for C# and VB.NET

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