Getting Network Interface Information
The following table lists network interface–related information and objects and the recommended API elements for obtaining them. If the specified API element does not have an example, look in the Index of Examples for a similar API element.
| Information or Object to Get | API element to Use |
|---|---|
| Cluster that contains the network interface | GetClusterFromNetInterface |
| GUID identifying the network interface | CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_GET_ID |
| Name of the network interface | CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_GET_NAME |
| Network to which the network interface is attached | CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_GET_NETWORK |
| Node to which the network interface is attached | CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_GET_NODE |
| Properties of the network interface | CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_GET_COMMON_PROPERTIES, CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_GET_RO_COMMON_PROPERTIES, CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_GET_PRIVATE_PROPERTIES, CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_GET_RO_PRIVATE_PROPERTIES, |
| Property names | CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_ENUM_COMMON_PROPERTIES, CLUSCTL_NETINTERFACE_ENUM_PRIVATE_PROPERTIES |
| State of the network interface | GetClusterNetInterfaceState |
For additional network interface-related APIs elements, see Network Interface Management Functions and Network Interface Control Codes.