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Re: GetAdaptersInfo - AdapterName - shows GUID instead of real name

Subject:Re: GetAdaptersInfo - AdapterName - shows GUID instead of real name
Posted by:"Dieter_Soergel" (goog..@dscs.de)
Date:2 Oct 2006 05:24:16

Thank you.
Description shows me the name of the Aapter:
"Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG N...."

But I need something like that:
"Local Area Connection"

which is also displayed in Network Settings:

(of course Wireless is not a Local Area Connection ....)

Any other Ideas?


Dirk Claessens schrieb:

> On 2006-09-28,   Dieter_Soergel  (212.59.199.49)  wrote in
> message <1159434504.639574.246930@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
>
>
> > Hello,
> > I use IPHlpAPI to enumerate my NIC Settings.
> >
> > AdapterName shows something like this:
> > {3CF3184D-D440-433B-B4F0-652EC6946DED}
> >
> > but I expect that it look like
> > "Local Area Connection"
>
> Try the Description field instead of the AdapterName field.
>
> --
> Dirk.
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