WNetGetProviderName function

The WNetGetProviderName function obtains the provider name for a specific type of network.

Syntax

DWORD WNetGetProviderName(
  _In_    DWORD   dwNetType,
  _Out_   LPTSTR  lpProviderName,
  _Inout_ LPDWORD lpBufferSize
);

Parameters

dwNetType [in]

Network type that is unique to the network. If two networks claim the same type, the function returns the name of the provider loaded first. Only the high word of the network type is used. If a network reports a subtype in the low word, it is ignored.

You can find a complete list of network types in the header file Winnetwk.h.

lpProviderName [out]

Pointer to a buffer that receives the network provider name.

lpBufferSize [in, out]

Size of the buffer passed to the function, in characters. If the return value is ERROR_MORE_DATA, lpBufferSize returns the buffer size required (in characters) to hold the provider name.

Windows Me/98/95:  The size of the buffer is in bytes, not characters. Also, the buffer must be at least 1 byte long.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is NO_ERROR.

If the function fails, the return value is a system error code, such as one of the following values.

Requirements

See also

Windows Networking (WNet) Overview

Windows Networking Functions

WNetGetResourceInformation

WNetGetNetworkInformation

WNetGetUniversalName