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NetworkInterface::GetAllNetworkInterfaces Method ()

 

Returns objects that describe the network interfaces on the local computer.

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

public:
static array<NetworkInterface^>^ GetAllNetworkInterfaces()

Return Value

Type: array<System.Net.NetworkInformation::NetworkInterface^>^

A NetworkInterface array that contains objects that describe the available network interfaces, or an empty array if no interfaces are detected.

Exception Condition
NetworkInformationException

A Windows system function call failed.

The network interfaces on a computer provide network connectivity. Network interfaces are also known as network adapters.

The following code example displays Domain Name Service (DNS) configuration information for the local computer's network adapters.

void DisplayDnsConfiguration()
{
   array<NetworkInterface^>^adapters = NetworkInterface::GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
   System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum10 = adapters->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum10->MoveNext() )
   {
      NetworkInterface ^ adapter = safe_cast<NetworkInterface ^>(myEnum10->Current);
      IPInterfaceProperties ^ properties = adapter->GetIPProperties();
      Console::WriteLine( adapter->Description );
      Console::WriteLine( "  DNS suffix................................. :{0}", 
         properties->DnsSuffix );
      Console::WriteLine( "  DNS enabled ............................. : {0}", 
         properties->IsDnsEnabled );
      Console::WriteLine( "  Dynamically configured DNS .............. : {0}", 
         properties->IsDynamicDnsEnabled );
   }
}

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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