Hello all,
In linux there is a command to get a list of Ethernet ports, either all or only wireless or only wired. I am looking for the equivalent for Windows. Does anyone know how to do this? The built in Xojo commands only get those that are connected. I need them even if not connected.
Thanks,
Tim
This is what I wound up doing. Not very elegant, but it appears to work!
Public Function getFirstEthernetMAC_Windows() as String
Dim tMAC As String
#If TargetWindows Then
Dim theShell As New Shell
Dim theVolumesData(-1) As String
theShell.Execute "ipconfig /all" //MAC Address -
theVolumesData = Split(ReplaceLineEndings(theShell.ReadAll, EndOfLine), EndOfLine)
For i As Integer = 0 To theVolumesData.Ubound -1
If theVolumesData(i) = "Ethernet adapter Ethernet:" Then
tMAC = theVolumesData(i+5)
Dim w As Integer = InStr(0,tmac,Chr(45) )
Dim L As Integer = Len(tMAC)
w = w -2
tMAC = Mid(tMAC, w, L-w +1)
tMAC = ReplaceAll(tMAC, Chr(45), Chr(58) )
Exit For
End If
Next i
#EndIf
Return tMAC
End Function
Nice, just be aware that it’ll only work in an English locale.
Hi Julian.
Hmmm… yea, that would be a problem wouldn’t it. Maybe even UK English might be different…
Gonna have to work on it more. I thought for sure there would be a WIndows API to call. I honestly did not spend much time looking into that. Gonna have to though.
Thanks for the compliment and revealing the weakness!
Tim
maybe here is some help:
https://www.maketecheasier.com/view-network-adapter-details-in-windows/
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365915(v=vs.85).aspx
Its a bit of a complicated structure, but thats the way to do it in code without using an external app.
But you’ll want:
getmac.exe
That’s existed since Winddows XP.
See https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/bb490913.aspx for more info including csv output 
Don’t forget though, that the first might not be the “main” connection.
Have fun
[quote=341445:@]https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365915(v=vs.85).aspx
Its a bit of a complicated structure, but thats the way to do it in code without using an external app.
But you’ll want:
getmac.exe
That’s existed since Winddows XP.
See https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/bb490913.aspx for more info including csv output
Don’t forget though, that the first might not be the “main” connection.
Have fun :)[/quote]
I used GetMac as you said Julian when I ran into this tonight. I needed to get the wifi mac address from IoT boards without connecting the board to the network. This is what I did, if anyone comes up with a way to prevent the empty array elements on split let me know.
[code]Public Function GetMacs() as String()
Dim s as String
Dim strMacInfo() As String
Dim sh As New Shell
sh.Mode = 0
sh.Execute(“GetMac /nh /fo csv”)
s = sh.Result
s = ReplaceAll(s, “-”, “:”)
s = ReplaceLineEndings(s, “”)
strMacInfo = Split(s, chr(34))
for i as integer = strMacInfo.Ubound DownTo 0
if InStr(strMacInfo(i), “,”) > 0 then strMacInfo.Remove(i)
if InStr(strMacInfo(i), "") > 0 then strMacInfo.Remove(i)
if InStr(strMacInfo(i), “/”) > 0 then strMacInfo.Remove(i)
if InStr(strMacInfo(i), “not”) > 0 then strMacInfo.Remove(i)
if InStr(strMacInfo(i), “disconnected”) > 0 then strMacInfo.Remove(i)
next i
’ Would like to remove this step somehow…
for i as integer = strMacInfo.Ubound DownTo 0
if strMacInfo(i) = “” then strMacInfo.Remove(i)
next i
Return strMacInfo
End Function[/code]
Hows this?
[code]Public Function GetMacs() as String()
Dim strMacInfo() As String
Dim sh As New Shell
sh.Mode = 0
sh.Execute(“GetMac /nh /fo table”)
Dim s As String
s = sh.Result
Dim re As New RegEx
Dim match As regexmatch
re.SearchPattern = “^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[-]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})”
match = re.Search(s)
Do
If match <> Nil Then
strMacInfo.Append(match.SubExpressionString(0))
End If
match = re.Search()
Loop Until match Is Nil
Return strMacInfo
End Function
[/code]
[quote=386382:@]Hows this?
[code]Public Function GetMacs() as String()
Dim strMacInfo() As String
Dim sh As New Shell
sh.Mode = 0
sh.Execute(“GetMac /nh /fo table”)
Dim s As String
s = sh.Result
Dim re As New RegEx
Dim match As regexmatch
re.SearchPattern = “^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[-]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})”
match = re.Search(s)
Do
If match <> Nil Then
strMacInfo.Append(match.SubExpressionString(0))
End If
match = re.Search()
Loop Until match Is Nil
Return strMacInfo
End Function
[/code][/quote]
Oh that’s perfect. Regular expression for a mac address.
I just lifted it from here, you can put the : back in the [:-] if you want to make it multi-purpose and use it elsewhere as some places represent MACs with : not - I took it out just in case.
Yeah I was just adding the : chars back (for my purposes) and reading that exact stackoverflow page. Nice find thanks.
If you use MBS Xojo Network Plugin, you can try the NetworkInterfaceMBS class.