GetIfEntry function (iphlpapi.h)
The GetIfEntry function retrieves information for the specified interface on the local computer.
Syntax
IPHLPAPI_DLL_LINKAGE DWORD GetIfEntry(
[in, out] PMIB_IFROW pIfRow
);
Parameters
[in, out] pIfRow
A pointer to a MIB_IFROW structure that, on successful return, receives information for an interface on the local computer. On input, set the dwIndex member of MIB_IFROW to the index of the interface for which to retrieve information. The value for the dwIndex must be retrieved by a previous call to the GetIfTable, GetIfTable2, or GetIfTable2Ex function.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is NO_ERROR.
If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
|
The request could not be completed. This is an internal error. |
|
The data is invalid. This error is returned if the network interface index specified by the dwIndex member of the MIB_IFROW structure pointed to by the pIfRow parameter is not a valid interface index on the local computer. |
|
An invalid parameter was passed to the function. This error is returned if a NULL pointer is passed in the pIfRow parameter. |
|
The specified interface could not be found. This error is returned if the network interface index specified by the dwIndex member of the MIB_IFROW structure pointed to by the pIfRow parameter could not be found. |
|
The request is not supported. This error is returned if IPv4 is not configured on the local computer. |
|
Use FormatMessage to obtain the message string for the returned error. |
Remarks
The GetIfEntry function retrieves information for an interface on a local computer.
The dwIndex member in the MIB_IFROW structure pointed to by the pIfRow parameter must be initialized to a valid network interface index retrieved by a previous call to the GetIfTable, GetIfTable2, or GetIfTable2Ex function.
The GetIfEntry function will fail if the dwIndex member of the MIB_IFROW pointed to by the pIfRow parameter does not match an existing interface index on the local computer.
Examples
The following example retrieves the entries from the interface table and prints some of the information available for that entry.
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <ws2tcpip.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "IPHLPAPI.lib")
#include <iphlpapi.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define MALLOC(x) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (x))
#define FREE(x) HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (x))
/* Note: could also use malloc() and free() */
int main()
{
// Declare and initialize variables.
// Declare and initialize variables.
DWORD dwSize = 0;
DWORD dwRetVal = 0;
unsigned int i, j;
/* variables used for GetIfTable and GetIfEntry */
MIB_IFTABLE *pIfTable;
MIB_IFROW *pIfRow;
// Allocate memory for our pointers.
pIfTable = (MIB_IFTABLE *) MALLOC(sizeof (MIB_IFTABLE));
if (pIfTable == NULL) {
printf("Error allocating memory needed to call GetIfTable\n");
exit (1);
}
// Before calling GetIfEntry, we call GetIfTable to make
// sure there are entries to get and retrieve the interface index.
// Make an initial call to GetIfTable to get the
// necessary size into dwSize
dwSize = sizeof (MIB_IFTABLE);
if (GetIfTable(pIfTable, &dwSize, 0) == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER) {
FREE(pIfTable);
pIfTable = (MIB_IFTABLE *) MALLOC(dwSize);
if (pIfTable == NULL) {
printf("Error allocating memory\n");
exit (1);
}
}
// Make a second call to GetIfTable to get the actual
// data we want.
if ((dwRetVal = GetIfTable(pIfTable, &dwSize, 0)) == NO_ERROR) {
if (pIfTable->dwNumEntries > 0) {
pIfRow = (MIB_IFROW *) MALLOC(sizeof (MIB_IFROW));
if (pIfRow == NULL) {
printf("Error allocating memory\n");
if (pIfTable != NULL) {
FREE(pIfTable);
pIfTable = NULL;
}
exit (1);
}
printf("\tNum Entries: %ld\n\n", pIfTable->dwNumEntries);
for (i = 0; i < pIfTable->dwNumEntries; i++) {
pIfRow->dwIndex = pIfTable->table[i].dwIndex;
if ((dwRetVal = GetIfEntry(pIfRow)) == NO_ERROR) {
printf("\tIndex:\t %ld\n", pIfRow->dwIndex);
printf("\tInterfaceName[%d]:\t ", i);
if (pIfRow->wszName != NULL)
printf("%ws", pIfRow->wszName);
printf("\n");
printf("\tDescription[%d]:\t ", i);
for (j = 0; j < pIfRow->dwDescrLen; j++)
printf("%c", pIfRow->bDescr[j]);
printf("\n");
printf("\tIndex[%d]:\t\t %d\n", i, pIfRow->dwIndex);
printf("\tType[%d]:\t\t ", i);
switch (pIfRow->dwType) {
case IF_TYPE_OTHER:
printf("Other\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_ETHERNET_CSMACD:
printf("Ethernet\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_ISO88025_TOKENRING:
printf("Token Ring\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_PPP:
printf("PPP\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_SOFTWARE_LOOPBACK:
printf("Software Lookback\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_ATM:
printf("ATM\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_IEEE80211:
printf("IEEE 802.11 Wireless\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_TUNNEL:
printf("Tunnel type encapsulation\n");
break;
case IF_TYPE_IEEE1394:
printf("IEEE 1394 Firewire\n");
break;
default:
printf("Unknown type %ld\n", pIfRow->dwType);
break;
}
printf("\tMtu[%d]:\t\t %ld\n", i, pIfRow->dwMtu);
printf("\tSpeed[%d]:\t\t %ld\n", i, pIfRow->dwSpeed);
printf("\tPhysical Addr:\t\t ");
if (pIfRow->dwPhysAddrLen == 0)
printf("\n");
// for (j = 0; j < (int) pIfRow->dwPhysAddrLen; j++) {
for (j = 0; j < pIfRow->dwPhysAddrLen; j++) {
if (j == (pIfRow->dwPhysAddrLen - 1))
printf("%.2X\n", (int) pIfRow->bPhysAddr[j]);
else
printf("%.2X-", (int) pIfRow->bPhysAddr[j]);
}
printf("\tAdmin Status[%d]:\t %ld\n", i,
pIfRow->dwAdminStatus);
printf("\tOper Status[%d]:\t ", i);
switch (pIfRow->dwOperStatus) {
case IF_OPER_STATUS_NON_OPERATIONAL:
printf("Non Operational\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_UNREACHABLE:
printf("Unreasonable\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_DISCONNECTED:
printf("Disconnected\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_CONNECTING:
printf("Connecting\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_CONNECTED:
printf("Connected\n");
break;
case IF_OPER_STATUS_OPERATIONAL:
printf("Operational\n");
break;
default:
printf("Unknown status %ld\n",
pIfRow->dwOperStatus);
break;
}
printf("\n");
}
else {
printf("GetIfEntry failed for index %d with error: %ld\n",
i, dwRetVal);
// Here you can use FormatMessage to find out why
// it failed.
}
}
} else {
printf("\tGetIfTable failed with error: %ld\n", dwRetVal);
}
}
exit (0);
}
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | iphlpapi.h |
| Library | Iphlpapi.lib |
| DLL | Iphlpapi.dll |
See also
SetIfEntry
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