[python-win32] Waiting for Wireless

[Thomas Heller]

Schollnick, Benjamin schrieb:
> Tom,
> 
>> I have a module lying around that does this.  Should work on 2k and
>> 
> XP, at least.
>> You call it with the 'friendly name' of the network adaper, and it
> displays the ip
>> address and network mask (IIRC).  Should be easy to adapt to our
> needs, and more.
> 
> Silly question...
> 
> What is the friendly name of an network adapter?
> 
> If it was Unix, I would say eri0, etc...  But I can't think of a 
> "friendly" name under Windows...

I'm not sure where I got this terminus from, maybe I was inventing
it myself when I wrote this module.  It is the name that is displayed
in "network connections" (right click on "My Network Places", then
select properties).

Thomas