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NetworkInformation.GetLanIdentifiers Method

Definition

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Gets an array of LanIdentifier objects that contain locality information for each NetworkAdapter object that currently connected to a network.

public:
 static IVectorView<LanIdentifier ^> ^ GetLanIdentifiers();
 static IVectorView<LanIdentifier> GetLanIdentifiers();
public static IReadOnlyList<LanIdentifier> GetLanIdentifiers();
function getLanIdentifiers()
Public Shared Function GetLanIdentifiers () As IReadOnlyList(Of LanIdentifier)

Returns

An array of LanIdentifier objects.

Examples

Retrieve LAN identifiers (C#):

using Windows.Networking.Connectivity;

var identifiers = NetworkInformation.GetLanIdentifiers();
foreach (var id in identifiers)
{
 // App-specific: map id.InfrastructureId and id.PortId to network diagnostics logs.
}

Remarks

Use this method when you need link layer metadata, such as wired chassis and port identifiers or Wi-Fi BSSID values, to correlate connectivity with diagnostics or enterprise provisioning tasks. Access the returned LanIdentifier instances to inspect LanIdentifier.InfrastructureId, LanIdentifier.PortId, and LanIdentifier.NetworkAdapterId.

Applies to

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