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The following table shows the Windows Networking API/Redirector functions with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element Description

WNetAddConnection3

This function makes a connection to a network resource and can specify a local name for the resource.

WNetCancelConnection2

This function breaks an existing network connection.

WNetCloseEnum

This function ends a network resource enumeration started by the WNetOpenEnumfunction.

WNetConnectionDialog1

This function brings up a general browsing dialog for connecting to network resources.

WNetDisconnectDialog

This function starts a general browsing dialog box for disconnecting from network resources.

WNetDisconnectDialog1

This function attempts to disconnect from a network.

WNetEnumResource

This function continues a network-resource enumeration started by the WNetOpenEnumfunction.

WNetGetConnection

This function retrieves the remote name of the network resource associated with a local name.

WNetGetUniversalName

This function maps a local path for a network resource to a data structure containing the Universal Name Convention based name.

WNetGetUser

This function retrieves the user name used to establish a network connection.

WNetOpenEnum

This function starts an enumeration of network resources or existing connections.