Connecting a Wi-Fi or GPRS Connection with ConnectionManger

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  • 04-03-2008 18:03

    • berto82
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    • Massa Lombarda
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    Connecting a Wi-Fi or GPRS Connection with ConnectionManger

    Hi, i'm developing a mobile software for WM 5 and above and i'm trying your library and i have a question.

    It's possible to select a Wi-Fi connection o any GPRS connection configured in WM and connect it ??

    Example:

     1) Enumerate Network Wireless Card and show it in a combo box :

          Dim NomeRete() As OpenNETCF.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface
          NomeRete = OpenNETCF.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces

            For i As Integer = 0 To NomeRete.Length - 1
                If NomeRete(i).NetworkInterfaceType = OpenNETCF.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterfaceType.Wireless80211 Then
                    Me.cboSchede.Items.Add(NomeRete(i))
                End If
            Next

    2) Enumerate configured connection (GPRS/EDGE/UMTS etc...) and show it in a combo box:

    For n As Integer = 0 To OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionManager.ConnectionDetailItems.Count - 1
                If OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionManager.ConnectionDetailItems(n).ConnectionSubType = OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionSubType.EDGE Or _
                OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionManager.ConnectionDetailItems(n).ConnectionSubType = OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionSubType.GPRS Or _
                OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionManager.ConnectionDetailItems(n).ConnectionSubType = OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionSubType.UMTS Or _
                OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionManager.ConnectionDetailItems(n).ConnectionSubType = OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionSubType.HSDPA Or _
                OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionManager.ConnectionDetailItems(n).ConnectionSubType = OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionSubType.WAP Then
                    Me.cboConnessioni.Items.Add(OpenNETCF.Net.ConnectionManager.ConnectionDetailItems(n).Description)
                End If
            Next

    3) Select one of this connection and connect it but i can't becouse WM select automatically a connection if Wi-Fi is disabled and i can't connect my selected connection with ConnectionManager.Connect, i can only pass a guid of destination and a type of connection but not my selected connection....

    How can i do this?? Thanks

     



     

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