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


	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 false 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.
	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.
	AdapterDADState: Specifies the Duplicate Address Detection state of the IP address of the adapter specified by AdapterIndex. The possible values are as follows: (empty) - Indicates the component was unable to get any information. Invalid Tentative Duplicate Deprecated Preferred
	AdapterIPv6DADState: Specifies the Duplicate Address Detection state of the IPv6 address of the adapter specified by AdapterIndex. The possible values are as follows: (empty) - Indicates the component was unable to get any information. Invalid Tentative Duplicate Deprecated Preferred
	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: (empty) - Indicates the component was unable to get any information. Invalid Tentative Duplicate Deprecated Preferred

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.