What about looking into universal plug and play? I don't know but I've presumed that's how win 7 makes its network maps. Never looked into it but I imagine its a standard protocol. I know my modem supports it. On May 1, 2012 6:04 PM, "Ian Thomas" <il.tho...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> ** ** ** > > Don’t ask why …**** > > What would be the best way to programmatically detect the modem in use at > any particular time? **** > > For the sites under consideration, each modem (different makes) has a > logon ip of 10.1.1.1 (it’s one of the common addresses that the > manufacturers use), so I’m thinking that a method might be to start a > browser process (or open a web page with that address in a form), and look > for some modem-specific text there). **** > > Or is there a much simpler method not dependent on ad hoc testing of > modems? **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > **Ian Thomas** > Victoria Park, ********Western Australia************ > > ** ** >
