NetworkInformation.GetLanIdentifiers Method
Definition
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Gets an array of LanIdentifier objects that contain locality information for each NetworkAdapter object that currently connected to a network.
public:
static IVectorView<LanIdentifier ^> ^ GetLanIdentifiers(); static IVectorView<LanIdentifier> GetLanIdentifiers();public static IReadOnlyList<LanIdentifier> GetLanIdentifiers();function getLanIdentifiers()Public Shared Function GetLanIdentifiers () As IReadOnlyList(Of LanIdentifier)Returns
An array of LanIdentifier objects.
Examples
Retrieve LAN identifiers (C#):
using Windows.Networking.Connectivity;
var identifiers = NetworkInformation.GetLanIdentifiers();
foreach (var id in identifiers)
{
// App-specific: map id.InfrastructureId and id.PortId to network diagnostics logs.
}
Remarks
Use this method when you need link layer metadata, such as wired chassis and port identifiers or Wi-Fi BSSID values, to
correlate connectivity with diagnostics or enterprise provisioning tasks. Access the returned LanIdentifier instances
to inspect LanIdentifier.InfrastructureId, LanIdentifier.PortId, and
LanIdentifier.NetworkAdapterId.