Programmatically Determine Which Network Connected To

[Joe Caverly]

I am using;

TCC  15.01.55  Windows Vista [Version 6.0.6002]
TCC Build 55  Windows Vista Build 6002  Service Pack 2

In the system tray, I have the network icon enabled, which, when I pass the mouse over it, tells me which wireless network I am connected to, either WIND-F123t, or AndroidAP1234.

I have been googling all over the place, looking for a command line utility which will tell me what wireless network I have active.

I could write my own utility, but not sure what API to call. I have looked into the NLM (Network List Manager) at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370803(v=vs.85).aspx and think this might be my starting point.

I have several batch files, that I only want to run when connected to a specific wireless network. At present, I must determine this manually, as discussed previously.

If anyone has already done something like this, or can provide positive suggestions, it would be appreciated.

Joe

 

[Steve Fabian]

Joe:
If there are systems connected to each network that are unique to a specific network, a quick work-around would be to determine their accessibility, e.g., by NET USE or by the "Network properties" category of TCC functions. Not as elegant as a direct test, but a possible work-around.

 

[samintz]

I know that IPCONFIG returns some of that information. Also NETSH WLAN SHOW should contain the information you seek. I don't have a wireless interface on my work PC, so I can't check until I get home.

 

[samintz]

You may also play around with the WMIQUERY command.

wmiquery /ab . "SELECT * FROM   Win32_NetworkAdapter"

I don't know if that contains the info you need or not.

 

[keithg1964]

Update TCMD to the latest and check out the whats new in V16. That might solve the problem.

 

[Steve Fabian]

Private beta is not to be mentioned in a public forum.

 

[keithg1964]

I updated to the latest v15 and it included v16 help file. So I don't consider that private beta.

 

[Joe Caverly]

Also NETSH WLAN SHOW should contain the information you seek.

Thanks Scott, NETSH more than solved my problems. I had forgotten all about that command.

I can now;

netsh wlan disconnect

then

netsh wlan connect name=WIND-E486Es-12f3

or

netsh wlan connect name=AndroidAP1234

and

netsh wlan show interfaces

to see which interface is active.

Next task is to incorporate them into my .btm files, make functions, etc., unless TCMD V16 comes out soon, which I just learned about from this public forum, which, I understand, cannot be discussed, which may eliminate my need for these commands. But I digress...

Joe