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jcook_105986's avatar
jcook_105986
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May 20, 2008

how do i check the connection status?

the following code initialize an iControl handle, and then

 

connects the hanlde to the BIG-IP server.

 

 

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public iControl.Interfaces m_interfaces =

 

new iControl.Interfaces();

 

 

bool conSucess= m_interfaces.initialize

 

("000.000.000.000", "admin", "xxxx");

 

 

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I am working on this big project, and my part of programming

 

is very small, thus I do not know other part of the project.

 

I have this global iControl handle called "m_interfaces".

 

 

question 1)

 

How do i know whether someone already has established a connection or not?

 

 

question 2)

 

Once a connection gets established, it seems like no matter how many times

 

i call "m_interfaces.initialize()" method, it does not affect the iControl handle.

 

So... is it ok to use "m_interfaces.initialize" method everytimes when

 

I am not sure whether the iControl handle has been established a connection or not?

 

 

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2 Replies

  • Nicolas_Menant's avatar
    Nicolas_Menant
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    May 20, 2008
    Hi,

     

     

    You have a command m_interfaces.initialized which is set to true or false depending you're already connected or not.

     

     

    I'm not sure you can retrieve information about other people being connected on the same box

     

     

    HTH

     

     

    N.
  • Joe_Pruitt's avatar
    Joe_Pruitt
    May 21, 2008
    1) Just as mnenant has said, there is the member "initialized" in the iControl.Interfaces class that get's set when you successfully initialize the class. This is the same boolean that is returned from the initialize call.

     

     

    2) I'm a bit confused on what you are saying here? If you call initialize with correct parameters and get a returned value of "true" and then later call initialize with incorrect parameters and get a value of "false" the initialized member of the Interfaces class will be set to false. I'm looking at the code right here and that's what it should be doing so let me know if it is not and the exact calls you are making to make it not behave that way.

     

     

    Hopefully that has answered your questions. If not, please feel free to repost any and all other questions you may have.

     

     

    -Joe