Adapter name returned by GetAdaptersInfo

Edward Diener

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Jul 13, 2008, 12:12:42 PM7/13/08

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The adapter name returned in IP_ADAPTER_INFO by GetAdaptersInfo for the
primary adapter on my computer is a GUID. Is there any way to get a user
friendly name instead ?

The documentation suggests using GetAdapterAddresses on XP and Vista but
I do not see how the information in the latter corresponds to the
information in GetAdaptersInfo nor how I would determine the primary
adapter for the computer. I mention this only because
GetAdapterAddresses supposedly returns a friendly name in
IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES.

Kellie Fitton

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Jul 13, 2008, 3:53:08 PM7/13/08

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On Jul 13, 9:12 am, Edward Diener

Hi,

You can use the following WMI class to get the adapter's
manufacturer and name:

Win32_NetworkAdapter

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394216.aspx

Kellie.

Edward Diener

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Jul 13, 2008, 10:51:49 PM7/13/08

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Thanks but using WMI really sounds like a horror from the MSDN
documentation.

ManicQin

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Jul 14, 2008, 3:34:38 AM7/14/08

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On Jul 14, 4:51 am, Edward Diener

Try to read the description field and not the name

Volodymyr M. Shcherbyna

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Jul 14, 2008, 5:10:43 AM7/14/08

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WMI can be called using COM from C++. But you can get description using
GetAdaptersInfo. Take a look at sample
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365917(VS.85).aspx

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Vishal Swarnkar

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Jul 14, 2008, 7:44:38 AM7/14/08

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On Jul 14, 2:10 pm, "Volodymyr M. Shcherbyna"

<v_scherb...@online.mvps.org> wrote:
> WMI can be called using COM from C++. But you can get description using

> GetAdaptersInfo. Take a look at samplehttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365917(VS.85).aspx

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> > Kellie Fitton wrote:
> >> On Jul 13, 9:12 am, Edward Diener
> >> <eddielee_no_spam_h...@tropicsoft.com> wrote:
> >>> The adapter name returned in IP_ADAPTER_INFO by GetAdaptersInfo for the
> >>> primary adapter on my computer is a GUID. Is there any way to get a user
> >>> friendly name instead ?
>
> >>> The documentation suggests using GetAdapterAddresses on XP and Vista but
> >>> I do not see how the information in the latter corresponds to the
> >>> information in GetAdaptersInfo nor how I would determine the primary
> >>> adapter for the computer. I mention this only because
> >>> GetAdapterAddresses supposedly returns a friendly name in
> >>> IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES.
>
> >> Hi,
>
> >> You can use the following WMI class to get the adapter's
> >> manufacturer and name:
>
> >> Win32_NetworkAdapter
>
> >>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394216.aspx
>
> > Thanks but using WMI really sounds like a horror from the MSDN

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Probably u r fetching "AdapterName" from PIP_ADAPTER_INFO structure.
You need to fetch "Description" to get the FriendlyName of the adapter.

Edward Diener

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Jul 14, 2008, 11:30:45 AM7/14/08

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Yes, I was picking up AdapterName, as well as Description. I will use
Description for the adapter name. I thought AdapterName would be
something general like "Ethernet Local Area Adapter" or something like
that while Description would be somethingm like "VIA Rhine Network Card
etc. etc.".

Vishal Swarnkar

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Jul 15, 2008, 6:26:56 AM7/15/08

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On Jul 14, 8:30 pm, Edward Diener

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Noh its the FriendlyName which you see in Device Manager.