Get devices from "Network"

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I have been searching for about 2 hours now without any luck, maybe I am searching for the wrong things... But, Here's what I need:

When you go to "Computer" in the Start Menu of Windows (Vista and 7), and you then click on "Network" on the left hand side, you see a couple of devices. I need to get the computers from that list of devices in .NET (C# or VB, doesn't matter.). Specifically, I need thier ADDRESS, like \\HOME-PC and so forth.

I have no clue on how to do this. I have looked through the object browser, and on Google, but no luck.

In searching Stackoverflow I found this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5581140/in-c-how-do-i-get-the-list-of-local-computer-names-like-what-one-gets-viewing-th — Mark Hall, Aug 07 '11 at 16:05
Awesome, next time, you should post it as an answer :D Can't really give you credit this way. — René Sackers, Aug 07 '11 at 16:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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I think what you're trying to do is query the WorkGroup for other computers, to do so you could use the code mentioned here

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Aug 07 '11 at 16:03

sternr

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Ah, ofcourse! Workgroup! I should've thought about that! Thank you, this resolves my problem! It will still only get something like "HOME-PC" instead of "\\HOME-PC", but I guess if the names are correct, I can just add "\\" infront of it. Thanks! – René Sackers Aug 07 '11 at 16:23

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 07 '11 at 16:05

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see Retreiving a list of network computer names, i guess it is what you are looking for

answered Aug 07 '11 at 16:05

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Also a great answer, thank you for trying to help. Check out sternr's answer, it seems a lot simpler, and possably more reliable :) – René Sackers Aug 07 '11 at 16:24

Get devices from "Network"

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