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UnicastIPAddressInformation::PrefixOrigin Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets a value that identifies the source of a unicast Internet Protocol (IP) address prefix.

Namespace: System.Net.NetworkInformation
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

public:
virtual property PrefixOrigin PrefixOrigin {
	PrefixOrigin get () abstract;
}

Property Value

Type: System.Net.NetworkInformation::PrefixOrigin
One of the PrefixOrigin values that identifies how the prefix information was obtained.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
PlatformNotSupportedException	This property is not valid on computers running operating systems earlier than Windows XP.

Remarks

IP addresses are divided into two parts: the prefix and the suffix. The address prefix identifies the network portion of an IP address, and the address suffix identifies the host portion. Prefixes are assigned by global authorities, and suffixes are assigned by local system administrators.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

UnicastIPAddressInformation Class

System.Net.NetworkInformation Namespace

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