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WMI Example

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Submitted on: 1/21/2004 8:59:45 PM
By: Ripper 
Level: Advanced
User Rating: By 4 Users
Compatibility: VB.NET
Views: 23066
 
     Shows how to get network information using WMI. Can retrieive MAC Addresses, Wireless Signal Strength, and much more.
 
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8/25/2004 3:27:01 PM

it seems to freeze up on me. could simply be a compatability issue with my network card, or windows version
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12/31/2004 7:43:40 PMJim_Hubbard

Freezes on my machine too.....

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1/20/2005 4:38:32 PM

im normally polite, but i was wondering if you just wrote the code and submitted without checking if it actually works. or is it just that you developed it for WindowsXP original release? because we are on service pack two now. thanks man
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6/1/2005 10:32:00 AM

Guys, what is this cr*p anyway? It's so not working

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9/11/2005 5:56:52 PMTerry Arnett

Really bad for someone in this field to submit code that hasn't been tested.
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1/7/2006 3:54:35 PMNeel

I found the problem... When you create the ManagementScope object, get rid of:

\\Ripper\

that way it starts with root\

That should fix the freezing and let it actually work
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5/12/2007 3:40:04 AMKhem Raj Bhattarai

was fantastic
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