FIXED_INFO_W2KSP1 structure (iptypes.h)

The FIXED_INFO structure contains information that is the same across all the interfaces on a computer.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  char            HostName[MAX_HOSTNAME_LEN + 4];
  char            DomainName[MAX_DOMAIN_NAME_LEN + 4];
  PIP_ADDR_STRING CurrentDnsServer;
  IP_ADDR_STRING  DnsServerList;
  UINT            NodeType;
  char            ScopeId[MAX_SCOPE_ID_LEN + 4];
  UINT            EnableRouting;
  UINT            EnableProxy;
  UINT            EnableDns;
} FIXED_INFO_W2KSP1, *PFIXED_INFO_W2KSP1;

Members

HostName[MAX_HOSTNAME_LEN + 4]

Type: char[MAX_HOSTNAME_LEN + 4]

The hostname for the local computer. This may be the fully qualified hostname (including the domain) for a computer that is joined to a domain.

DomainName[MAX_DOMAIN_NAME_LEN + 4]

Type: char[MAX_DOMAIN_NAME_LEN + 4]

The domain in which the local computer is registered.

CurrentDnsServer

Type: PIP_ADDR_STRING

Reserved. Use the DnsServerList member to obtain the DNS servers for the local computer.

DnsServerList

Type: IP_ADDR_STRING

A linked list of IP_ADDR_STRING structures that specify the set of DNS servers used by the local computer.

NodeType

Type: UINT

The node type of the local computer. These values are defined in the Iptypes.h header file.

NodeType	Meaning
BROADCAST_NODETYPE 0x0001	A broadcast nodetype.
PEER_TO_PEER_NODETYPE 0x0002	A peer to peer nodetype.
MIXED_NODETYPE 0x0004	A mixed nodetype.
HYBRID_NODETYPE 0x0008	A hybrid nodetype.

ScopeId[MAX_SCOPE_ID_LEN + 4]

Type: char[MAX_SCOPE_ID_LEN + 4]

The DHCP scope name.

EnableRouting

Type: UINT

A Boolean value that specifies whether routing is enabled on the local computer.

EnableProxy

Type: UINT

A Boolean value that specifies whether the local computer is acting as an ARP proxy.

EnableDns

Type: UINT

A Boolean value that specifies whether DNS is enabled on the local computer.

Remarks

The FIXED_INFO structure is retrieved by the GetNetworkParams function.

In the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK), the FIXED_INFO_WIN2KSP1 structure is defined. When compiling an application if the target platform is Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and later (NTDDI_VERSION >= NTDDI_WIN2KSP1, _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0501, or WINVER >= 0x0501), the FIXED_INFO_WIN2KSP1 struct is typedefed to the FIXED_INFO structure. When compiling an application if the target platform is not Windows 2000 with SP1 and later, the FIXED_INFO structure is undefined.

The GetNetworkParams function and the FIXED_INFO structure are supported on Windows 98and later. But to build an application for a target platform earlier than Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), an earlier version of the Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) must be used.

Examples

The following code retrieves a FIXED_INFO structure that contains network configuration information for the local computer. The code prints selected members from the structure.

//
// Link with IPHlpAPI.lib
//
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <iphlpapi.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "IPHLPAPI.lib")

#define MALLOC(x) HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (x))
#define FREE(x) HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (x))

/* Note: could also use malloc() and free() */

int __cdecl main()
{

    FIXED_INFO *pFixedInfo;
    ULONG ulOutBufLen;
    DWORD dwRetVal;
    IP_ADDR_STRING *pIPAddr;

    pFixedInfo = (FIXED_INFO *) MALLOC(sizeof (FIXED_INFO));
    if (pFixedInfo == NULL) {
        printf("Error allocating memory needed to call GetNetworkParams\n");
        return 1;
    }
    ulOutBufLen = sizeof (FIXED_INFO);

// Make an initial call to GetAdaptersInfo to get
// the necessary size into the ulOutBufLen variable
    if (GetNetworkParams(pFixedInfo, &ulOutBufLen) == ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) {
        FREE(pFixedInfo);
        pFixedInfo = (FIXED_INFO *) MALLOC(ulOutBufLen);
        if (pFixedInfo == NULL) {
            printf("Error allocating memory needed to call GetNetworkParams\n");
            return 1;
        }
    }

    if (dwRetVal = GetNetworkParams(pFixedInfo, &ulOutBufLen) == NO_ERROR) {

        printf("Host Name: %s\n", pFixedInfo->HostName);
        printf("Domain Name: %s\n", pFixedInfo->DomainName);

        printf("DNS Servers:\n");
        printf("\t%s\n", pFixedInfo->DnsServerList.IpAddress.String);

        pIPAddr = pFixedInfo->DnsServerList.Next;
        while (pIPAddr) {
            printf("\t%s\n", pIPAddr->IpAddress.String);
            pIPAddr = pIPAddr->Next;
        }

        printf("Node Type: ");
        switch (pFixedInfo->NodeType) {
        case BROADCAST_NODETYPE:
            printf("Broadcast node\n");
            break;
        case PEER_TO_PEER_NODETYPE:
            printf("Peer to Peer node\n");
            break;
        case MIXED_NODETYPE:
            printf("Mixed node\n");
            break;
        case HYBRID_NODETYPE:
            printf("Hybrid node\n");
            break;
        default:
            printf("Unknown node type %0lx\n", pFixedInfo->NodeType);
            break;
        }

        printf("DHCP scope name: %s\n", pFixedInfo->ScopeId);

        if (pFixedInfo->EnableRouting)
            printf("Routing: enabled\n");
        else
            printf("Routing: disabled\n");

        if (pFixedInfo->EnableProxy)
            printf("ARP proxy: enabled\n");
        else
            printf("ARP Proxy: disabled\n");

        if (pFixedInfo->EnableDns)
            printf("DNS: enabled\n");
        else
            printf("DNS: disabled\n");

    } else {
        printf("GetNetworkParams failed with error: %d\n", dwRetVal);
        return 1;
    }

    if (pFixedInfo)
        FREE(pFixedInfo);

    return 0;
}

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	iptypes.h (include Iphlpapi.h)

See also

GetNetworkParams

IP Helper Start Page

IP Helper Structures

IP_ADDR_STRING