MulticastIPAddressInformation.PrefixOrigin Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Net.NetworkInformation

Assembly:: System.Net.NetworkInformation.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Gets a value that identifies the source of a Multicast Internet Protocol (IP) address prefix.

public:
 abstract property System::Net::NetworkInformation::PrefixOrigin PrefixOrigin { System::Net::NetworkInformation::PrefixOrigin get(); };

public abstract System.Net.NetworkInformation.PrefixOrigin PrefixOrigin { get; }

[System.Runtime.Versioning.SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
public abstract System.Net.NetworkInformation.PrefixOrigin PrefixOrigin { get; }

member this.PrefixOrigin : System.Net.NetworkInformation.PrefixOrigin

[<System.Runtime.Versioning.SupportedOSPlatform("windows")>]
member this.PrefixOrigin : System.Net.NetworkInformation.PrefixOrigin

Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property PrefixOrigin As PrefixOrigin

Property Value

PrefixOrigin

One of the PrefixOrigin values that identifies how the prefix information was obtained.

Attributes: SupportedOSPlatformAttribute

Exceptions

PlatformNotSupportedException

This property is not valid on computers running operating systems earlier than Windows XP.

Remarks

IP addresses are divided into two parts: the prefix and the suffix. The address prefix identifies the network portion of an IP address, and the address suffix identifies the host portion. Prefixes are assigned by global authorities, and suffixes are assigned by local system administrators.

Applies to

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