how is the windows API (WlanQueryInterface ) response containing enum _WLAN_CONNECTION_MODE mapped into command line wifi connection mode values Auto/ Manual?

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Abhay Yadav 0

windows API (WlanQueryInterface ) response for any particular wifi profile gives connection mode as below Enum

_WLAN_CONNECTION_MODE {

wlan_connection_mode_profile = 0,

wlan_connection_mode_temporary_profile,

wlan_connection_mode_discovery_secure,

wlan_connection_mode_discovery_unsecure,

wlan_connection_mode_auto,

wlan_connection_mode_invalid }

How is this enum mapped such that netsh wlan show profile "wifi profile" command gives connection mode as either Auto or Manual?

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Answer 1

Castorix31 88,556

netsh calls WlanGetProfile and reads connectionMode from XML string

Abhay Yadav 0 Reputation points

2024-04-19T12:51:57.44+00:00

Hi @Castorix31 , I tried using WlanGetProfile in c++ console app using sample code provided in the documentation. However, it's not able to fetch the details as code is terminating at below line.

if (argc < 2) { wprintf(L"usage: %s <profile>\n", argv[0]); wprintf(L" Gets a wireless profile\n"); wprintf(L" Example\n"); wprintf(L" %s "Default Wireless"\n", argv[0]); exit(1); }

Please suggest changes in the code in order to get profile XML string.
Castorix31 88,556 Reputation points

2024-04-19T14:28:27.3833333+00:00

You must pass the profile name as argument (in Debug properties (right-click on project, Properties, Debugging, "Command Arguments"))
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,731 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-04-22T05:22:01.6566667+00:00

@Abhay Yadav, for a sample showing how to use WLAN APIs, see the Wlsample sample.