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ConnectionOptions Class

Specifies all settings required to make a WMI connection.

Namespace:  System.Management
Assembly:  System.Management (in System.Management.dll)

'Declaration
Public Class ConnectionOptions _
	Inherits ManagementOptions
'Usage
Dim instance As ConnectionOptions

The following example connects to a remote computer and displays information about the operating system on the remote computer. A ConnectionOptions is created to connect to the remote computer with default connection options.

Imports System
Imports System.Management
Public Class RemoteConnect

    Public Overloads Shared Function Main( _
    ByVal args() As String) As Integer 

        ' Build an options object for the remote connection 
        ' if you plan to connect to the remote 
        ' computer with a different user name 
        ' and password than the one you are currently using 
        Dim options As ConnectionOptions
        options = New ConnectionOptions

        ' Make a connection to a remote computer. 
        ' Replace the "FullComputerName" section of the 
        ' string "\\FullComputerName\root\cimv2" with 
        ' the full computer name or IP address of the 
        ' remote computer. 
        Dim scope As ManagementScope
        scope = New ManagementScope( _
            "\\FullComputerName\root\cimv2", options)
        scope.Connect()

        ' Query system for Operating System information 
        Dim query As ObjectQuery
        query = New ObjectQuery( _
            "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem")
        Dim searcher As ManagementObjectSearcher
        searcher = _
            New ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query)

        Dim queryCollection As ManagementObjectCollection
        queryCollection = searcher.Get()

        Dim m As ManagementObject
        For Each m In queryCollection
            ' Display the remote computer information
            Console.WriteLine("Computer Name : {0}", _
                m("csname"))
            Console.WriteLine("Windows Directory : {0}", _
                m("WindowsDirectory"))
            Console.WriteLine("Operating System: {0}", _
                m("Caption"))
            Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", m("Version"))
            Console.WriteLine("Manufacturer : {0}", _
                m("Manufacturer"))
        Next 

        Return 0
    End Function 
End Class

System.Object
  System.Management.ManagementOptions
    System.Management.ConnectionOptions

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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