IPInfo Configuration
The component accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.IPInfo Configuration Settings
AdapterDADState:
Specifies the Duplicate Address Detection state of the IP address of the adapter specified by AdapterIndex.The possible values are as follows:
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AdapterIPv6DADState:
Specifies the Duplicate Address Detection state of the IPv6 address of the adapter specified by AdapterIndex.The possible values are as follows:
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AdapterOtherDADStates:
Specifies the Duplicate Address Detection states of the IP addresses leased by the adapter specified by AdapterIndex, if any.The possible values are as follows:
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| AdapterStatus:
Returns the current status of the adapter.Querying this configuration setting will return the current status of the adapter specified by AdapterIndex.
The possible values are as follows:
This config does not work when UseOldApi is true. This config is read-only. | |
| ARPAddress: Specifies the IP Address of the interface to be used for the GetMAC method.By default, when GetMAC is called the component will attempt the address resolution from the first adapter listed by the system. In multi-homed machines it may be necessary to specify the IP address of the interface to be used as the source of the address resolution request. Set this setting to the local IP address of the adapter to be used when making this request. | |
| UseOldApi:
If set the component will use the old API to get Adapter information.The component uses new system calls to obtain IPv6 as well as IPv4 adapter information.
Some of the new System calls are not supported on the XP Windows operating system however.
Set this config to true to use the old System calls when retrieving adapter information.
NOTE: This functionality is only available in Windows. NOTE: This setting should only be needed when using the XP operating system. |
Base Configuration Settings
| GUIAvailable:
Tells the component whether or not a message loop is available for processing events.In a GUI-based application, long-running blocking operations may cause the application to stop responding to input until the operation returns. The component will attempt to discover whether or not the application has a message loop and, if one is discovered, it will process events in that message loop during any such blocking operation.
In some non-GUI applications an invalid message loop may be discovered that will result in errant behavior. In these cases, setting GuiAvailable to false will ensure that the component does not attempt to process external events. | |
| UseBackgroundThread: Whether threads created by the component are background threads.If set to True, when the component creates a thread the thread's IsBackground property will be explicitly set to True. By default this setting is False. | |
| UseInternalSecurityAPI:
Tells the component whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.
By default the component will use the system security libraries to perform cryptographic functions.
When set to False calls to unmanaged code will be made. In certain environments this is not desirable.
To use a completely managed security implementation set this setting to True.
Setting this to True tells the component to use the internal implementation
instead of using the system's security API.
Note: This setting is static. The value set is applicable to all components used in the application. When this value is set the product's system DLL is no longer required as a reference, as all unmanaged code is stored in that file. |