Error using System.Network.Wireless

Hello,

I'm trying to develop a Winows Vista SideBar Gadget using the System.Network.Wireless Object.
When I try to get the Wireless-connection-information the first time, everything works well, but when I try to read the data again, an error occurs.

MyCode:
function getwlan( ) {
try {
wlanip.innerHTML =System.Network.Wireless.address;
wlandns.innerHTML = System.Network.Wireless.primaryDNSAddress;
wlansec.innerHTML = System.Network.Wireless.secureConnection;
wlansignal.innerHTML = System.Network.Wireless.signalStrength;
wlanssid.innerHTML = System.Network.Wireless.ssid;
} catch (e) {
wlanssid.innerHTML = "Fehler";
}
}

As I said, when I call the getwlan-function again, wlanssid.innerHTML gets "Fehler" from catch.

What am I doing wrong

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Error using System.Network.Wireless

pason3
I thing it depends on the connection type. At home, where I have a WPA-secured connection, now it works fine, but for example at the university, where I connect to an unsecured network, i don't get any connection information. (I thought that only the issecured property should be false)

I have the german x86-version of vista. I cann't install nearly every gadget (neither on desktop PC nor on Laptop), for instance I tried to install the Battery Monitors, Outlook info and the Cpu Meter (Single and Dual Core). I always see the dialog "do you want to install " where I click on "install", but nothing happens. Could it be, because of the gadget-files only contains an en-US folder But why is it displayed on the german Gadget download site then I thought the en-US folder inside the gadgetfile only represents the language of the gadget and not the language of the required operating system.

An example for a running gadget is the Gmail Quick Login and Vista countdown gadget.

Last but not least I have an interesting effect with the Cpu Meter (Dual Core) Gadget. After installing the gadget a clear white gadget with 50x25pixel is added.

And one last question, also when it doesn't refers to the wireless API:

Now I also use the Shell.Drive. The driveType property of my floppy drive returns "2" (removable drive) and not as expected "1" for floppy drive. And is there a way to find out, wheather there is a disk in drive, because of all properties (isReady,...) try to read for the floppy first, but when there is no disk inside, it only makes disturbing noises.

Thanks a lot
ashk1860
Hi,

it also doesn't work. I'm running the RC2, is that problem fixed in RTM-version of Vista

IBLUES

That should work. Are you running the RTM version of Vista Also, try the following and let me know if you observe any change:

var wireless = System.Network.Wireless;
function getwlan() {
    try {
        wlanip.innerHTML = wireless.address;
        wlandns.innerHTML = wireless.primaryDNSAddress;
        wlansec.innerHTML = wireless.secureConnection;
        wlansignal.innerHTML = wireless.signalStrength;
        wlanssid.innerHTML = wireless.ssid;
    } catch (e) {
        wlanssid.innerHTML = "Fehler";
    }
}

BitShift
Oh, now it works well on one PC, don't know why. But on the other PC, now I get always an errors. (WLan-Adapter is connected!)

My second problem is, that I cann't install some Gadgets downloaded from the Windows Gadget Gallery, also when the descriptions says, that they are developed/tested for Windows Vista RC2.
NeptuneTech
There was a bug where repeatedly calling the Wireless APIs could eventually fail, which sounds similar to what you describe. I don't recall if it was fixed before or after RC2.

For your downloaded gadgets issue - what language of Vista are you running And which gadget has the problem I suspect that the gadget is hard-coded not to work on whatever language you are running, but if you give me the details I can check and know for sure.
manukahn
It should work for both secure and unsecure networks.

You are correct that the en-US folder is probably the cause of your non-installable gadgets. If the gadget author wants to run on any language, they should put their files off the root of the gadget, instead of in a localized subfolder. I know the gallery site had some issues where it would present gadgets that didn't actually work on the selected language - I'm not sure if that is fixed yet or not. If you are savvy enough to edit the gadget files, its easy to fix - just copy the files up from the localized subdirectory into the root directory of the gadget.

As for the 'Cpu Meter (Dual Core)' gadget not working right - please contact the gadget author and let them know.
Error using System.Network.Wireless

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