The WTS_CLIENT_ADDRESS structure contains the client network address of a Remote Desktop Services session.

Syntax

typedef struct _WTS_CLIENT_ADDRESS {
  DWORD AddressFamily;
  BYTE  Address[20];
}WTS_CLIENT_ADDRESS, *PWTS_CLIENT_ADDRESS;

Members

AddressFamily

Address family. This member can be AF_INET, AF_INET6, AF_IPX, AF_NETBIOS, or AF_UNSPEC.

Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows 2000 Professional:  This member can be AF_INET, AF_IPX, AF_NETBIOS, or AF_UNSPEC.

Address

Client network address.

Remarks

The client network address is reported by the RDP client itself when it connects to the server. This could be different than the address that actually connected to the server. For example, suppose there is a NAT between the client and the server. The client can report its own IP address, but the IP address that actually connects to the server is the NAT address. For VPN connections, the IP address might not be discoverable by the client. If it cannot be discovered, the client can report the only IP address it has, which may be the ISP assigned address. Because the address may not be the actual network address, it should not be used as a form of client authentication.

Requirements

See Also

WTSQuerySessionInformation

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