RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-07-30 Thread Greg Low (GregLow.com)
t-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Tuesday, 31 July 2012 12:11 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use They can’t spell fibre correctly in Kansas. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia

RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-07-30 Thread Ian Thomas
] Detect ADSL modem in use Or you could move to Kansas... https://fiber.google.com/about/ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Sunday, 29 July 2012 12:43 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: [OT] Detect ADSL mo

RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-07-30 Thread Ben.Robbins
Or you could move to Kansas... https://fiber.google.com/about/ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Sunday, 29 July 2012 12:43 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use Nooo... months is my f

RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-07-30 Thread David Kean
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]<mailto:[mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]> On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 6:10 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem

Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-07-29 Thread mike smith
-- > > **Ian Thomas** > Victoria Park, Western Australia > -- > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com > [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *David Connors > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 02, 2012 6:10 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] Detect ADSL

Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-07-28 Thread David Connors
On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Ian Thomas wrote: > Nooo… months is my firm belief. > Working out premises to be connected per day is an interesting Fermi maths problem for you on a Sunday afternoon (Last time I worked it out I think they were supposed to connect ~4-5K premises per day to meet

RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-07-28 Thread Ian Thomas
ndled consumer products of course - IP TV, etc etc. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:46 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem i

Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-07-28 Thread David Connors
On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Ian Thomas wrote: [ ... ] > Anyway (months ago now), I took the combined suggestions of Les Hughes and > David Connors – see below - which gave rise to a very simple .NET DLL that > called on the Windows system file, iphlpapi.dll That component is available > in

RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-07-28 Thread Ian Thomas
otnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 6:10 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Les Hughes wrote: - Step 2: Send the

Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread David Connors
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Les Hughes wrote: > --**--- > > Step 2: Send the machine a message so it's details are in your local arp > table. [ ... ] > This will do: "ping IP.AD.DR.ESS -n 1" > Step 3: Check your ARP table. > [ ... ] > This can be done by

Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread Les Hughes
David Connors wrote: Ah right. So if you're after that then build on Les' suggestion. 1. Look at the local PC's IP configuration. Get the default gateway. 2. Issue and ARP request for the MAC address of that IP (fkd if I know how you do that in .NET). 3. Send that MAC to your web service. If

Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread David Connors
- > > **Ian Thomas** > Victoria Park, Western Australia > -- > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *David Connors > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 01, 2012 4:40 PM &

RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread Ian Thomas
otnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 7:49 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use Ian, I haven't used this class myself (yet), but it looks large and confusing enough to possibly be of help: htt

RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread Greg Keogh
Ian, I haven't used this class myself (yet), but it looks large and confusing enough to possibly be of help: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.networkinformation.aspx Greg

RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread Ian Thomas
-Original Message- From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Les Hughes Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:52 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use Ian Thomas wrote: > > Don't ask why . > > What would b

Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread Les Hughes
Ian Thomas 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

RE: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread Ian Thomas
Net Subject: Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use You say ADSL modem but you're asking about Internet connectivity. Options are broadly (in order of less crappy to more crappy): * Use SNMP to pull the interface status * Work out what the IP of the default gw is for the

Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread David Connors
You say ADSL modem but you're asking about Internet connectivity. Options are broadly (in order of less crappy to more crappy): - Use SNMP to pull the interface status - Work out what the IP of the default gw is for the modem and ping that - Ping a known site on the internet - Do some

Re: [OT] Detect ADSL modem in use

2012-05-01 Thread Geoff Appleby
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" wrote: > ** ** ** > > Don’t ask why … > > Wha