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I am creating a C# winform application, in which I want to change the Public IP Address, NOT the IPv4 Address like (Hotspot-Shield, ZenMate, OpenVPN, and others do).
I have checked the following links but didn't find enough help, so I am posting this question:
How can you change Network settings (IP Address, DNS, WINS, Host Name) with code in C#
Changing IP address in C#
I write the same code as in the answer of 1st link and also used the libraries but when I check my IP address through google.com it remains the same. I don't know the socket programming.
Here is my code:
namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
class ChangeIP
{
public void SetIP(string ipAddress, string subnetMask, string gateway)
{
using (var networkConfigMng = new ManagementClass("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration"))
{
using (var networkConfigs = networkConfigMng.GetInstances())
{
foreach (var managementObject in networkConfigs.Cast<ManagementObject>().Where(managementObject => (bool)managementObject["IPEnabled"]))
{
using (var newIP = managementObject.GetMethodParameters("EnableStatic"))
{
// Set new IP address and subnet if needed
if ((!String.IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress)) || (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(subnetMask)))
{
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress))
{
newIP["IPAddress"] = new[] { ipAddress };
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(subnetMask))
{
newIP["SubnetMask"] = new[] { subnetMask };
}
managementObject.InvokeMethod("EnableStatic", newIP, null);
}
// Set mew gateway if needed
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(gateway))
{
using (var newGateway = managementObject.GetMethodParameters("SetGateways"))
{
newGateway["DefaultIPGateway"] = new[] { gateway };
newGateway["GatewayCostMetric"] = new[] { 1 };
managementObject.InvokeMethod("SetGateways", newGateway, null);
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Set's the DNS Server of the local machine
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nic">NIC address</param>
/// <param name="dnsServers">Comma seperated list of DNS server addresses</param>
/// <remarks>Requires a reference to the System.Management namespace</remarks>
public void SetNameservers(string nic, string dnsServers)
{
using (var networkConfigMng = new ManagementClass("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration"))
{
using (var networkConfigs = networkConfigMng.GetInstances())
{
foreach (var managementObject in networkConfigs.Cast<ManagementObject>().Where(objMO => (bool)objMO["IPEnabled"] && objMO["Caption"].Equals(nic)))
{
using (var newDNS = managementObject.GetMethodParameters("SetDNSServerSearchOrder"))
{
newDNS["DNSServerSearchOrder"] = dnsServers.Split(',');
managementObject.InvokeMethod("SetDNSServerSearchOrder", newDNS, null);
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
And Here is how I am calling those methods:
{
static string local_ip;
string public_ip;
public static string GetLocalIPAddress() //Method For Getting Local Machine IP
{
var host = Dns.GetHostEntry(Dns.GetHostName());
foreach (var ip in host.AddressList)
{
if (ip.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
{
return ip.ToString();
}
}
throw new Exception("Local IP Address Not Found!");
}
// Mehod End
local_ip = GetLocalIPAddress();
ChangeIP ip = new ChangeIP();
ip.SetIP(local_ip, null, null); // Calling Method
var getNIC = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
NetworkInterface[] NI = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
string nic = string.Empty;
string dnsServer = string.Empty;
foreach(var r in getNIC)
{
nic = r.Name;
}
foreach(NetworkInterface ninter in NI)
{
if(ninter.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up)
{
IPInterfaceProperties ipProperties = ninter.GetIPProperties();
IPAddressCollection dnsAddresses = ipProperties.DnsAddresses;
foreach(IPAddress dnsAdrs in dnsAddresses)
{
dnsServer = dnsAdrs.ToString();
}
}
}
ip.SetNameservers(nic, dnsServer); // Calling Method
public_ip = new WebClient().DownloadString("http://icanhazip.com");
}
How you've described your question is not how the internet (is supposed to) work(s).
Windows doesn't let you write raw IP packets, for this you need to use a TAP/TUN driver. But although you send out packets spoofing the source IP address, the internet between you and the destination won't return the route.
If you're operating behind a block of IP addresses, and only want to spoof another in that block, the return address will get back to your local router, but still won't necessary route back to you.
Unless you use TAP/TUN, there's no other way to steal someone else's Public IP address, excluding other network security vulnerability exploitations which are beyond the scope of this forum.
And even with TAP/TUN you're very limited in what you can achieve over spoofed IP packets in one direction. In fact, ISPs may filter out spoofed IP addresses.
Is it possible to install a Transport Agent to Exchange Server within a C# programm?
Normally you create your Agent .dll, then you need to open Exchange Management Shell and execute the following commands:
Install-TransportAgent -Name "Agent Name" -TransportAgentFactory "Factory.Class.Name" -AssemblyPath "C:\Path\to\agent.dll"
and
enable-transportagent -Identity "Agent Name"
and setting the priority:
Set-TransportAgent -Identity "Agent Name" -Priority 3
How can I install the transport agent from within a C# application (either calling a PowerShell command or directly using the .NET Framework?
I found a solution using PowerShell directly from C# and calling the corresponding cmdlets:
Note: The full code is available here: https://github.com/Pro/dkim-exchange/blob/master/Src/Configuration.DkimSigner/Exchange/ExchangeServer.cs#L111 and https://github.com/Pro/dkim-exchange/blob/master/Src/Configuration.DkimSigner/Exchange/PowershellHelper.cs#L29
/// <summary>
/// Installs the transport agent by calling the corresponding PowerShell commands (Install-TransportAgent and Enable-TransportAgent).
/// The priority of the agent is set to the highest one.
/// You need to restart the MSExchangeTransport service after install.
///
/// Throws ExchangeHelperException on error.
/// </summary>
public static void installTransportAgent()
{
using (Runspace runspace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace(getPSConnectionInfo()))
{
runspace.Open();
using (PowerShell powershell = PowerShell.Create())
{
powershell.Runspace = runspace;
int currPriority = 0;
Collection<PSObject> results;
if (!isAgentInstalled())
{
// Install-TransportAgent -Name "Exchange DkimSigner" -TransportAgentFactory "Exchange.DkimSigner.DkimSigningRoutingAgentFactory" -AssemblyPath "$EXDIR\ExchangeDkimSigner.dll"
powershell.AddCommand("Install-TransportAgent");
powershell.AddParameter("Name", AGENT_NAME);
powershell.AddParameter("TransportAgentFactory", "Exchange.DkimSigner.DkimSigningRoutingAgentFactory");
powershell.AddParameter("AssemblyPath", System.IO.Path.Combine(AGENT_DIR, "ExchangeDkimSigner.dll"));
results = invokePS(powershell, "Error installing Transport Agent");
if (results.Count == 1)
{
currPriority = Int32.Parse(results[0].Properties["Priority"].Value.ToString());
}
powershell.Commands.Clear();
// Enable-TransportAgent -Identity "Exchange DkimSigner"
powershell.AddCommand("Enable-TransportAgent");
powershell.AddParameter("Identity", AGENT_NAME);
invokePS(powershell, "Error enabling Transport Agent");
}
powershell.Commands.Clear();
// Determine current maximum priority
powershell.AddCommand("Get-TransportAgent");
results = invokePS(powershell, "Error getting list of Transport Agents");
int maxPrio = 0;
foreach (PSObject result in results)
{
if (!result.Properties["Identity"].Value.ToString().Equals(AGENT_NAME)){
maxPrio = Math.Max(maxPrio, Int32.Parse(result.Properties["Priority"].Value.ToString()));
}
}
powershell.Commands.Clear();
if (currPriority != maxPrio + 1)
{
//Set-TransportAgent -Identity "Exchange DkimSigner" -Priority 3
powershell.AddCommand("Set-TransportAgent");
powershell.AddParameter("Identity", AGENT_NAME);
powershell.AddParameter("Priority", maxPrio + 1);
results = invokePS(powershell, "Error setting priority of Transport Agent");
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks if the last powerShell command failed with errors.
/// If yes, this method will throw an ExchangeHelperException to notify the callee.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="powerShell">PowerShell to check for errors</param>
/// <param name="errorPrependMessage">String prepended to the exception message</param>
private static Collection<PSObject> invokePS(PowerShell powerShell, string errorPrependMessage)
{
Collection<PSObject> results = null;
try
{
results = powerShell.Invoke();
}
catch (System.Management.Automation.RemoteException e)
{
if (errorPrependMessage.Length > 0)
throw new ExchangeHelperException("Error getting list of Transport Agents:\n" + e.Message, e);
else
throw e;
}
if (powerShell.Streams.Error.Count > 0)
{
string errors = errorPrependMessage;
if (errorPrependMessage.Length > 0 && !errorPrependMessage.EndsWith(":"))
errors += ":";
foreach (ErrorRecord error in powerShell.Streams.Error)
{
if (errors.Length > 0)
errors += "\n";
errors += error.ToString();
}
throw new ExchangeHelperException(errors);
}
return results;
}
Yes, Its possible to install\uninstall Exchange Transport agent using C#. In fact, i have done it.
What i did is, I called exchange cmdlets using PowerShell, and installed the agent on exchange hub server. I also had to stop\start MS Exchange Transport Agent service using C#. Besides, i also had to create the folder, where i had to place agent files, and also grant Network Service read\write permission on that folder.
Regards,
Laeeq Qazi
I have written a class which allows you to run exchange commands either locally or through a remote shell.
The following commands are available in this class:
GetAgentInfo : Receive the transport agent information by passing the NAme as parameter
InstallAgent : Install a transport agent by passing Name, FactoryNAme and Assembly path
EnableAgent : Enable a transport agent
UninstallAgent : Uninstall a transportagent
RestartTransportService : Restart the Microsoft Transport Service
It also verifies what version of Exchange is installed to load the correct SnapIn
Here is the code writte in C#:
/// <summary>
/// This class is used to connect to either an remote or the local exchange powershell and allows you to execute several exchange cmdlets easiely
/// </summary>
public class ExchangeShell : IDisposable
{
/// <summary>
/// registry key to verify the installed exchange version, see <see cref="verifyExchangeVersion"/> method for more info
/// </summary>
private string EXCHANGE_KEY = #"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4934D1EA-BE46-48B1-8847-F1AF20E892C1}";
private ExchangeVersionEnum m_ExchangeVersion;
/// <summary>
/// getter to receive the current exchange version (local host only)
/// </summary>
public ExchangeVersionEnum ExchangeVersion { get { return m_ExchangeVersion; } }
public enum ExchangeVersionEnum {
Unknown = 0,
v2010 = 1,
v2013 = 2,
}
public string Host { get; private set; }
/// <summary>
/// stores the powershell runspaces for either local or any other remote connection
/// </summary>
private Dictionary<string, Runspace> m_runspaces = new Dictionary<string, Runspace>();
/// <summary>
/// get the current runspace being used for the cmdlets - only for internal purposes
/// </summary>
private Runspace currentRunspace {
get
{
if (m_runspaces.ContainsKey(this.Host))
return m_runspaces[this.Host];
else
throw new Exception("No Runspace found for host '" + this.Host + "'. Use SetRemoteHost first");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Call the constructor to either open a local exchange shell or force open the local shell as remote connection (primary used to bypass "Microsoft.Exchange.Net" assembly load failures)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="forceRemoteShell"></param>
public ExchangeShell(bool forceRemoteShell = false)
{
if (!forceRemoteShell)
{
this.m_ExchangeVersion = this.verifyExchangeVersion();
if (this.m_ExchangeVersion == ExchangeVersionEnum.Unknown) throw new Exception("Unable to verify Exchange version");
this.SetLocalHost();
}
else
{
// Use empty hostname to connect to localhost via http://computername.domain/[...]
this.SetRemoteHost("");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor to open a remote exchange shell
/// TODO: display authentication prompt for different login credentials
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hostName">host of the remote powershell</param>
/// <param name="authenticationPrompt">not yet implemented</param>
public ExchangeShell(string hostName, bool authenticationPrompt = false)
{
// TODO: Implement prompt for authenication different then default
this.SetRemoteHost(hostName);
}
/// <summary>
/// private function to verify the exchange version (local only)
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private ExchangeVersionEnum verifyExchangeVersion()
{
var hklm = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine;
var exchangeInstall = hklm.OpenSubKey(EXCHANGE_KEY);
if (exchangeInstall != null)
{
var exchangeVersionKey = exchangeInstall.GetValue("DisplayVersion").ToString();
if (exchangeVersionKey.StartsWith("14."))
return ExchangeVersionEnum.v2010;
else if (exchangeVersionKey.StartsWith("15."))
return ExchangeVersionEnum.v2013;
}
return ExchangeVersionEnum.Unknown;
}
/// <summary>
/// set the current runspace to local.
/// Every command will be executed on the local machine
/// </summary>
public void SetLocalHost()
{
if (!this.m_runspaces.ContainsKey("localhost"))
{
RunspaceConfiguration rc = RunspaceConfiguration.Create();
PSSnapInException psSnapInException = null;
switch (this.m_ExchangeVersion)
{
case ExchangeVersionEnum.v2010:
rc.AddPSSnapIn("Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.E2010", out psSnapInException);
break;
case ExchangeVersionEnum.v2013:
rc.AddPSSnapIn("Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.SnapIn", out psSnapInException);
break;
}
if (psSnapInException != null)
throw psSnapInException;
var runspace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace(rc);
runspace.Open();
this.m_runspaces.Add("localhost", runspace);
}
this.Host = "localhost";
}
/// <summary>
/// Setup a runspace for a remote host
/// After calling this method, currentRunspace is being used to execute the commands
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hostName"></param>
public void SetRemoteHost(string hostName = null)
{
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(hostName))
hostName = Environment.MachineName + "." + Environment.UserDomainName + ".local";
hostName = hostName.ToLower();
if (!this.m_runspaces.ContainsKey(hostName))
{
WSManConnectionInfo connectionInfo = new WSManConnectionInfo(new Uri("http://" + hostName + "/PowerShell/"), "http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/Microsoft.Exchange", PSCredential.Empty);
connectionInfo.AuthenticationMechanism = AuthenticationMechanism.Default;
var runspace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace(connectionInfo);
// THIS CAUSES AN ERROR WHEN USING IT IN INSTALLER
runspace.Open();
this.m_runspaces.Add(hostName, runspace);
}
this.Host = hostName;
}
/// <summary>
/// Get Transport agent info
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Name">name of the transport agent</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public PSObject GetAgentInfo(string Name)
{
PSObject result = null;
using (PowerShell ps = PowerShell.Create())
{
ps.Runspace = this.currentRunspace;
ps.AddCommand("Get-TransportAgent");
ps.AddParameter("Identity", Name);
var res = ps.Invoke();
if (res != null && res.Count > 0)
result = res[0];
}
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// get a list of exchange server available in the environment
/// </summary>
/// <returns>collection of powershell objects containing of all available exchange server</returns>
public ICollection<PSObject> GetExchangeServer()
{
ICollection<PSObject> result;
using (PowerShell ps = PowerShell.Create())
{
ps.Runspace = this.currentRunspace;
ps.AddCommand("Get-ExchangeServer");
result = ps.Invoke();
}
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// Install a transport agent
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Name">name of the transportagent</param>
/// <param name="AgentFactory">factory name of the transport agent</param>
/// <param name="AssemblyPath">file path of the transport agent assembly</param>
/// <param name="enable">if true, enable it after successfully installed</param>
/// <returns>if true everything went ok, elsewise false</returns>
public bool InstallAgent(string Name, string AgentFactory, string AssemblyPath, bool enable = false)
{
bool success = false;
if (!System.IO.File.Exists(AssemblyPath))
throw new Exception("Assembly '"+AssemblyPath+"' for TransportAgent '"+ Name +"' not found");
using (PowerShell ps = PowerShell.Create())
{
ps.Runspace = this.currentRunspace;
ps.AddCommand("Install-TransportAgent");
ps.AddParameter("Name", Name);
ps.AddParameter("TransportAgentFactory", AgentFactory);
ps.AddParameter("AssemblyPath", AssemblyPath);
var result = ps.Invoke();
if (result.Count > 0)
{
if (enable)
success = this.EnableAgent(Name);
else
success = true;
}
}
return success;
}
/// <summary>
/// Enable a transport agent
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Name">name of the transport agent</param>
/// <returns>if true everything went ok, elsewise false</returns>
public bool EnableAgent(string Name){
bool success = false;
using (PowerShell ps = PowerShell.Create())
{
ps.Runspace = this.currentRunspace;
ps.AddCommand("Enable-TransportAgent");
ps.AddParameter("Identity", Name);
var result = ps.Invoke();
if (result.Count <= 0) success = true;
}
return success;
}
/// <summary>
/// removes a transport agent
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Name">name of the transport agent</param>
/// <returns>if true everything went ok, elsewise false</returns>
public bool UninstallAgent(string Name)
{
bool success = false;
using (PowerShell ps = PowerShell.Create())
{
ps.Runspace = this.currentRunspace;
ps.AddCommand("Uninstall-TransportAgent");
ps.AddParameter("Identity", Name);
ps.AddParameter("Confirm", false);
var result = ps.Invoke();
if (result.Count <= 0)success = true;
}
return success;
}
/// <summary>
/// restart exchange transport agent service
/// A RESTART OF THIS SERVICE REQUIRED WHEN INSTALLING A NEW AGENT
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool RestartTransportService()
{
bool success = false;
using (PowerShell ps = PowerShell.Create())
{
ps.Runspace = this.currentRunspace;
ps.AddCommand("Restart-Service");
ps.AddParameter("Name", "MSExchangeTransport");
var result = ps.Invoke();
if (result.Count <= 0) success = true;
}
return success;
}
public void Dispose()
{
if (this.m_runspaces.Count > 0)
{
foreach (var rs in this.m_runspaces.Values)
{
rs.Close();
}
this.m_runspaces.Clear();
}
}
}
Usage:
// Local
ExchangeShell shell = new ExchangeShell();
var localAgentInfo = shell.GetAgentInfo("YourAgentName");
// continue with a remote call
shell.SetRemoteHost("anotherexchangeserver.your.domain");
var remoteAgentInfo = shell.GetAgentInfo("YourAgentName");
// close all connections
shell.Dispose();
I want to programmatically find out if my application is running from a network drive. What is the simplest way of doing that? It should support both UNC paths (\\127.0.0.1\d$) and mapped network drives (Z:).
This is for mapped drive case. You can use the DriveInfo class to find out whether drive a is a network drive or not.
DriveInfo info = new DriveInfo("Z");
if (info.DriveType == DriveType.Network)
{
// Running from network
}
Complete method and Sample Code.
public static bool IsRunningFromNetwork(string rootPath)
{
try
{
System.IO.DriveInfo info = new DriveInfo(rootPath);
if (info.DriveType == DriveType.Network)
{
return true;
}
return false;
}
catch
{
try
{
Uri uri = new Uri(rootPath);
return uri.IsUnc;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine(IsRunningFromNetwork(System.IO.Path.GetPathRoot(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory))); }
if (new DriveInfo(Application.StartupPath).DriveType == DriveType.Network)
{
// here
}
This is my current method of doing this, but it feels like there should be a better way.
private bool IsRunningFromNetworkDrive()
{
var dir = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
var driveLetter = dir.First();
if (!Char.IsLetter(driveLetter))
return true;
if (new DriveInfo(driveLetter.ToString()).DriveType == DriveType.Network)
return true;
return false;
}
In case using UNC path it is quitely simple - examine host name in UNC and test that it is localhost(127.0.0.1, ::1, hostname, hostname.domain.local, ip-addresses of workstation) or not.
If the path is not UNC - extract the drive letter from path and test the DriveInfo class for its type
I rearranged the solution of dotnetstep, which is in my opinion better because it avoids exceptions when a valid path is passed, and it throws an exception if there is a wrong path passed, which does not allow to make an assumption of true or false.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>Gets a boolean indicating whether the specified path is a local path or a network path.</summary>
/// <param name="path">Path to check</param>
/// <returns>Returns a boolean indicating whether the specified path is a local path or a network path.</returns>
public static Boolean IsNetworkPath(String path) {
Uri uri = new Uri(path);
if (uri.IsUnc) {
return true;
}
DriveInfo info = new DriveInfo(path);
if (info.DriveType == DriveType.Network) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
Test:
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>A test for IsNetworkPath</summary>
[TestMethod()]
public void IsNetworkPathTest() {
String s1 = #"\\Test"; // unc
String s2 = #"C:\Program Files"; // local
String s3 = #"S:\"; // mapped
String s4 = "ljöasdf"; // invalid
Assert.IsTrue(RPath.IsNetworkPath(s1));
Assert.IsFalse(RPath.IsNetworkPath(s2));
Assert.IsTrue(RPath.IsNetworkPath(s3));
try {
RPath.IsNetworkPath(s4);
Assert.Fail();
}
catch {}
}
DriveInfo m = DriveInfo.GetDrives().Where(p => p.DriveType == DriveType.Network).FirstOrDefault();
if (m != null)
{
//do stuff
}
else
{
//do stuff
}
I have an application written in C# that needs to be able to configure the network adapters in Windows. I have this basically working through WMI, but there are a couple of things I don't like about that solution: sometimes the settings don't seem to stick, and when the network cable is not plugged in, errors are returned from the WMI methods, so I can't tell if they really succeeded or not.
I need to be able to configure all of the settings available through the network connections - Properties - TCP/IP screens.
What's the best way to do this?
You could use Process to fire off netsh commands to set all the properties in the network dialogs.
eg:
To set a static ipaddress on an adapter
netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1
To set it to dhcp you'd use
netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp
To do it from C# would be
Process p = new Process();
ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo("netsh", "interface ip set address \"Local Area Connection\" static 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1");
p.StartInfo = psi;
p.Start();
Setting to static can take a good couple of seconds to complete so if you need to, make sure you wait for the process to exit.
With my code
SetIpAddress and SetDHCP
/// <summary>
/// Sets the ip address.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nicName">Name of the nic.</param>
/// <param name="ipAddress">The ip address.</param>
/// <param name="subnetMask">The subnet mask.</param>
/// <param name="gateway">The gateway.</param>
/// <param name="dns1">The DNS1.</param>
/// <param name="dns2">The DNS2.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool SetIpAddress(
string nicName,
string ipAddress,
string subnetMask,
string gateway = null,
string dns1 = null,
string dns2 = null)
{
ManagementClass mc = new ManagementClass("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration");
ManagementObjectCollection moc = mc.GetInstances();
NetworkInterface[] interfaces = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
NetworkInterface networkInterface = interfaces.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == nicName);
string nicDesc = nicName;
if (networkInterface != null)
{
nicDesc = networkInterface.Description;
}
foreach (ManagementObject mo in moc)
{
if ((bool)mo["IPEnabled"] == true
&& mo["Description"].Equals(nicDesc) == true)
{
try
{
ManagementBaseObject newIP = mo.GetMethodParameters("EnableStatic");
newIP["IPAddress"] = new string[] { ipAddress };
newIP["SubnetMask"] = new string[] { subnetMask };
ManagementBaseObject setIP = mo.InvokeMethod("EnableStatic", newIP, null);
if (gateway != null)
{
ManagementBaseObject newGateway = mo.GetMethodParameters("SetGateways");
newGateway["DefaultIPGateway"] = new string[] { gateway };
newGateway["GatewayCostMetric"] = new int[] { 1 };
ManagementBaseObject setGateway = mo.InvokeMethod("SetGateways", newGateway, null);
}
if (dns1 != null || dns2 != null)
{
ManagementBaseObject newDns = mo.GetMethodParameters("SetDNSServerSearchOrder");
var dns = new List<string>();
if (dns1 != null)
{
dns.Add(dns1);
}
if (dns2 != null)
{
dns.Add(dns2);
}
newDns["DNSServerSearchOrder"] = dns.ToArray();
ManagementBaseObject setDNS = mo.InvokeMethod("SetDNSServerSearchOrder", newDns, null);
}
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the DHCP.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nicName">Name of the nic.</param>
public static bool SetDHCP(string nicName)
{
ManagementClass mc = new ManagementClass("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration");
ManagementObjectCollection moc = mc.GetInstances();
NetworkInterface[] interfaces = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
NetworkInterface networkInterface = interfaces.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == nicName);
string nicDesc = nicName;
if (networkInterface != null)
{
nicDesc = networkInterface.Description;
}
foreach (ManagementObject mo in moc)
{
if ((bool)mo["IPEnabled"] == true
&& mo["Description"].Equals(nicDesc) == true)
{
try
{
ManagementBaseObject newDNS = mo.GetMethodParameters("SetDNSServerSearchOrder");
newDNS["DNSServerSearchOrder"] = null;
ManagementBaseObject enableDHCP = mo.InvokeMethod("EnableDHCP", null, null);
ManagementBaseObject setDNS = mo.InvokeMethod("SetDNSServerSearchOrder", newDNS, null);
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}
with the help of #PaulB's answers help
NetworkInterface[] nics = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
Process p = new Process();
ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo("netsh", "interface ip set address " + nics[0].Name + " static 192.168." + provider_ip + "." + index + " 255.255.255.0 192.168." + provider_ip + ".1 1");
p.StartInfo = psi;
p.StartInfo.Verb = "runas";
p.Start();
I can tell you the way the trojans do it, after having had to clean up after a few of them, is to set registry keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. The main ones they set are the DNS ones and that approach definitely sticks which can be attested to by anyone who has ever been infected and can no longer get to windowsupdate.com, mcafee.com, etc.
Checkout this app. it is a complete application to set both wifi and ethernet ips
https://github.com/kamran7679/ConfigureIP
I need a way to get a machine's MAC address, regardless of the OS it is running, by using C#.
The application will need to work on XP/Vista/Win7 32bit and 64bit, as well as on those OSs but with a foreign language default. Also, many of the C# commands and OS queries don't work across all the OSs.
Do you have any ideas?
I have been scraping the output of ipconfig /all but this is terribly unreliable as the output format differs on every machine.
Cleaner solution
var macAddr =
(
from nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces()
where nic.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up
select nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString()
).FirstOrDefault();
Or:
String firstMacAddress = NetworkInterface
.GetAllNetworkInterfaces()
.Where( nic => nic.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up && nic.NetworkInterfaceType != NetworkInterfaceType.Loopback )
.Select( nic => nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString() )
.FirstOrDefault();
Here's some C# code which returns the MAC address of the first operational network interface. Assuming the NetworkInterface assembly is implemented in the runtime (i.e. Mono) used on other operating systems then this would work on other operating systems.
New version: returns the NIC with the fastest speed that also has a valid MAC address.
/// <summary>
/// Finds the MAC address of the NIC with maximum speed.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The MAC address.</returns>
private string GetMacAddress()
{
const int MIN_MAC_ADDR_LENGTH = 12;
string macAddress = string.Empty;
long maxSpeed = -1;
foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
{
log.Debug(
"Found MAC Address: " + nic.GetPhysicalAddress() +
" Type: " + nic.NetworkInterfaceType);
string tempMac = nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString();
if (nic.Speed > maxSpeed &&
!string.IsNullOrEmpty(tempMac) &&
tempMac.Length >= MIN_MAC_ADDR_LENGTH)
{
log.Debug("New Max Speed = " + nic.Speed + ", MAC: " + tempMac);
maxSpeed = nic.Speed;
macAddress = tempMac;
}
}
return macAddress;
}
Original Version: just returns the first one.
/// <summary>
/// Finds the MAC address of the first operation NIC found.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The MAC address.</returns>
private string GetMacAddress()
{
string macAddresses = string.Empty;
foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
{
if (nic.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up)
{
macAddresses += nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString();
break;
}
}
return macAddresses;
}
The only thing I don't like about this approach is if you have like a Nortel Packet Miniport or some type of VPN connection it has the potential of being chosen. As far as I can tell, there is no way to distinguish an actual physical device's MAC from some type of virtual network interface.
IMHO returning first mac address isn't good idea, especially when virtual machines are hosted. Therefore i check send/received bytes sum and select most used connection, that is not perfect, but should be correct 9/10 times.
public string GetDefaultMacAddress()
{
Dictionary<string, long> macAddresses = new Dictionary<string, long>();
foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
{
if (nic.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up)
macAddresses[nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString()] = nic.GetIPStatistics().BytesSent + nic.GetIPStatistics().BytesReceived;
}
long maxValue = 0;
string mac = "";
foreach(KeyValuePair<string, long> pair in macAddresses)
{
if (pair.Value > maxValue)
{
mac = pair.Key;
maxValue = pair.Value;
}
}
return mac;
}
The MACAddress property of the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WMI class can provide you with an adapter's MAC address. (System.Management Namespace)
MACAddress
Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Media Access Control (MAC) address of the network adapter. A MAC address is assigned by the manufacturer to uniquely identify the network adapter.
Example: "00:80:C7:8F:6C:96"
If you're not familiar with the WMI API (Windows Management Instrumentation), there's a good overview here for .NET apps.
WMI is available across all version of windows with the .Net runtime.
Here's a code example:
System.Management.ManagementClass mc = default(System.Management.ManagementClass);
ManagementObject mo = default(ManagementObject);
mc = new ManagementClass("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration");
ManagementObjectCollection moc = mc.GetInstances();
foreach (var mo in moc) {
if (mo.Item("IPEnabled") == true) {
Adapter.Items.Add("MAC " + mo.Item("MacAddress").ToString());
}
}
WMI is the best solution if the machine you are connecting to is a windows machine, but if you are looking at a linux, mac, or other type of network adapter, then you will need to use something else. Here are some options:
Use the DOS command nbtstat -a . Create a process, call this command, parse the output.
First Ping the IP to make sure your NIC caches the command in it's ARP table, then use the DOS command arp -a . Parse the output of the process like in option 1.
Use a dreaded unmanaged call to sendarp in the iphlpapi.dll
Heres a sample of item #3. This seems to be the best option if WMI isn't a viable solution:
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
...
[DllImport("iphlpapi.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
public static extern int SendARP(int DestIP, int SrcIP, byte[] pMacAddr, ref uint PhyAddrLen);
...
private string GetMacUsingARP(string IPAddr)
{
IPAddress IP = IPAddress.Parse(IPAddr);
byte[] macAddr = new byte[6];
uint macAddrLen = (uint)macAddr.Length;
if (SendARP((int)IP.Address, 0, macAddr, ref macAddrLen) != 0)
throw new Exception("ARP command failed");
string[] str = new string[(int)macAddrLen];
for (int i = 0; i < macAddrLen; i++)
str[i] = macAddr[i].ToString("x2");
return string.Join(":", str);
}
To give credit where it is due, this is the basis for that code:
http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/iphlpapi.sendarp#
We use WMI to get the mac address of the interface with the lowest metric, e.g. the interface windows will prefer to use, like this:
public static string GetMACAddress()
{
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration where IPEnabled=true");
IEnumerable<ManagementObject> objects = searcher.Get().Cast<ManagementObject>();
string mac = (from o in objects orderby o["IPConnectionMetric"] select o["MACAddress"].ToString()).FirstOrDefault();
return mac;
}
Or in Silverlight (needs elevated trust):
public static string GetMACAddress()
{
string mac = null;
if ((Application.Current.IsRunningOutOfBrowser) && (Application.Current.HasElevatedPermissions) && (AutomationFactory.IsAvailable))
{
dynamic sWbemLocator = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWBemLocator");
dynamic sWbemServices = sWbemLocator.ConnectServer(".");
sWbemServices.Security_.ImpersonationLevel = 3; //impersonate
string query = "SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration where IPEnabled=true";
dynamic results = sWbemServices.ExecQuery(query);
int mtu = int.MaxValue;
foreach (dynamic result in results)
{
if (result.IPConnectionMetric < mtu)
{
mtu = result.IPConnectionMetric;
mac = result.MACAddress;
}
}
}
return mac;
}
This method will determine the MAC address of the Network Interface used to connect to the specified url and port.
All the answers here are not capable of achieving this goal.
I wrote this answer years ago (in 2014). So I decided to give it a little "face lift". Please look at the updates section
/// <summary>
/// Get the MAC of the Netowrk Interface used to connect to the specified url.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="allowedURL">URL to connect to.</param>
/// <param name="port">The port to use. Default is 80.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static PhysicalAddress GetCurrentMAC(string allowedURL, int port = 80)
{
//create tcp client
var client = new TcpClient();
//start connection
client.Client.Connect(new IPEndPoint(Dns.GetHostAddresses(allowedURL)[0], port));
//wai while connection is established
while(!client.Connected)
{
Thread.Sleep(500);
}
//get the ip address from the connected endpoint
var ipAddress = ((IPEndPoint)client.Client.LocalEndPoint).Address;
//if the ip is ipv4 mapped to ipv6 then convert to ipv4
if(ipAddress.IsIPv4MappedToIPv6)
ipAddress = ipAddress.MapToIPv4();
Debug.WriteLine(ipAddress);
//disconnect the client and free the socket
client.Client.Disconnect(false);
//this will dispose the client and close the connection if needed
client.Close();
var allNetworkInterfaces = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
//return early if no network interfaces found
if(!(allNetworkInterfaces?.Length > 0))
return null;
foreach(var networkInterface in allNetworkInterfaces)
{
//get the unicast address of the network interface
var unicastAddresses = networkInterface.GetIPProperties().UnicastAddresses;
//skip if no unicast address found
if(!(unicastAddresses?.Count > 0))
continue;
//compare the unicast addresses to see
//if any match the ip address used to connect over the network
for(var i = 0; i < unicastAddresses.Count; i++)
{
var unicastAddress = unicastAddresses[i];
//this is unlikely but if it is null just skip
if(unicastAddress.Address == null)
continue;
var ipAddressToCompare = unicastAddress.Address;
Debug.WriteLine(ipAddressToCompare);
//if the ip is ipv4 mapped to ipv6 then convert to ipv4
if(ipAddressToCompare.IsIPv4MappedToIPv6)
ipAddressToCompare = ipAddressToCompare.MapToIPv4();
Debug.WriteLine(ipAddressToCompare);
//skip if the ip does not match
if(!ipAddressToCompare.Equals(ipAddress))
continue;
//return the mac address if the ip matches
return networkInterface.GetPhysicalAddress();
}
}
//not found so return null
return null;
}
To call it you need to pass a URL to connect to like this:
var mac = GetCurrentMAC("www.google.com");
You can also specify a port number. If not specified default is 80.
UPDATES:
2020
Added comments to explain the code.
Corrected to be used with newer
operating systems that use IPV4 mapped to IPV6 ( like windows 10 ).
Reduced nesting.
Upgraded the code use "var".
public static PhysicalAddress GetMacAddress()
{
var myInterfaceAddress = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces()
.Where(n => n.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up && n.NetworkInterfaceType != NetworkInterfaceType.Loopback)
.OrderByDescending(n => n.NetworkInterfaceType == NetworkInterfaceType.Ethernet)
.Select(n => n.GetPhysicalAddress())
.FirstOrDefault();
return myInterfaceAddress;
}
You could go for the NIC ID:
foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces()) {
if (nic.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up){
if (nic.Id == "yay!")
}
}
It's not the MAC address, but it is a unique identifier, if that's what you're looking for.
I really like AVee's solution with the lowest IP connection metric! But if a second nic with the same metric is installed, the MAC comparison could fail...
Better you store the description of the interface with the MAC. In later comparisons you can identify the right nic by this string. Here is a sample code:
public static string GetMacAndDescription()
{
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration where IPEnabled=true");
IEnumerable<ManagementObject> objects = searcher.Get().Cast<ManagementObject>();
string mac = (from o in objects orderby o["IPConnectionMetric"] select o["MACAddress"].ToString()).FirstOrDefault();
string description = (from o in objects orderby o["IPConnectionMetric"] select o["Description"].ToString()).FirstOrDefault();
return mac + ";" + description;
}
public static string GetMacByDescription( string description)
{
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration where IPEnabled=true");
IEnumerable<ManagementObject> objects = searcher.Get().Cast<ManagementObject>();
string mac = (from o in objects where o["Description"].ToString() == description select o["MACAddress"].ToString()).FirstOrDefault();
return mac;
}
let's say I have a TcpConnection using my local ip of 192.168.0.182. Then if I will like to know the mac address of that NIC I will call the meothod as: GetMacAddressUsedByIp("192.168.0.182")
public static string GetMacAddressUsedByIp(string ipAddress)
{
var ips = new List<string>();
string output;
try
{
// Start the child process.
Process p = new Process();
// Redirect the output stream of the child process.
p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
p.StartInfo.FileName = "ipconfig";
p.StartInfo.Arguments = "/all";
p.Start();
// Do not wait for the child process to exit before
// reading to the end of its redirected stream.
// p.WaitForExit();
// Read the output stream first and then wait.
output = p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
p.WaitForExit();
}
catch
{
return null;
}
// pattern to get all connections
var pattern = #"(?xis)
(?<Header>
(\r|\n) [^\r]+ : \r\n\r\n
)
(?<content>
.+? (?= ( (\r\n\r\n)|($)) )
)";
List<Match> matches = new List<Match>();
foreach (Match m in Regex.Matches(output, pattern))
matches.Add(m);
var connection = matches.Select(m => new
{
containsIp = m.Value.Contains(ipAddress),
containsPhysicalAddress = Regex.Match(m.Value, #"(?ix)Physical \s Address").Success,
content = m.Value
}).Where(x => x.containsIp && x.containsPhysicalAddress)
.Select(m => Regex.Match(m.content, #"(?ix) Physical \s address [^:]+ : \s* (?<Mac>[^\s]+)").Groups["Mac"].Value).FirstOrDefault();
return connection;
}
Really hate to dig up this old post but I feel the question deserves another answer specific to windows 8-10.
Using NetworkInformation from the Windows.Networking.Connectivity namespace, you can get the Id of the network adapter windows is using. Then you can get the interface MAC Address from the previously mentioned GetAllNetworkInterfaces().
This will not work in Windows Store Apps as NetworkInterface in System.Net.NetworkInformation does not expose GetAllNetworkInterfaces.
string GetMacAddress()
{
var connectionProfile = NetworkInformation.GetInternetConnectionProfile();
if (connectionProfile == null) return "";
var inUseId = connectionProfile.NetworkAdapter.NetworkAdapterId.ToString("B").ToUpperInvariant();
if(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inUseId)) return "";
var mac = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces()
.Where(n => inUseId == n.Id)
.Select(n => n.GetPhysicalAddress().GetAddressBytes().Select(b=>b.ToString("X2")))
.Select(macBytes => string.Join(" ", macBytes))
.FirstOrDefault();
return mac;
}
string mac = "";
foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
{
if (nic.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up && (!nic.Description.Contains("Virtual") && !nic.Description.Contains("Pseudo")))
{
if (nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString() != "")
{
mac = nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString();
}
}
}
MessageBox.Show(mac);
Changed blak3r his code a bit. In case you have two adapters with the same speed. Sort by MAC, so you always get the same value.
public string GetMacAddress()
{
const int MIN_MAC_ADDR_LENGTH = 12;
string macAddress = string.Empty;
Dictionary<string, long> macPlusSpeed = new Dictionary<string, long>();
try
{
foreach(NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Found MAC Address: " + nic.GetPhysicalAddress() + " Type: " + nic.NetworkInterfaceType);
string tempMac = nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString();
if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(tempMac) && tempMac.Length >= MIN_MAC_ADDR_LENGTH)
macPlusSpeed.Add(tempMac, nic.Speed);
}
macAddress = macPlusSpeed.OrderByDescending(row => row.Value).ThenBy(row => row.Key).FirstOrDefault().Key;
}
catch{}
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Fastest MAC address: " + macAddress);
return macAddress;
}
foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
{
if (nic.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up)
{
PhysicalAddress Mac = nic.GetPhysicalAddress();
}
}
ipconfig.exe is implemented using various DLLs including iphlpapi.dll ... Googling for iphlpapi reveals a corresponding Win32 API documented in MSDN.
Try this:
/// <summary>
/// returns the first MAC address from where is executed
/// </summary>
/// <param name="flagUpOnly">if sets returns only the nic on Up status</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string[] getOperationalMacAddresses(Boolean flagUpOnly)
{
string[] macAddresses = new string[NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces().Count()];
int i = 0;
foreach (NetworkInterface nic in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
{
if (nic.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up || !flagUpOnly)
{
macAddresses[i] += ByteToHex(nic.GetPhysicalAddress().GetAddressBytes());
//break;
i++;
}
}
return macAddresses;
}