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GetProtocolFromName

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The GetProtocolFromName function returns a handle to a protocol of a given name.

HPROTOCOL WINAPIGetProtocolFromName(LPSTRProtocolName);

Parameters

  • ProtocolName
    [in] Protocol name (for example, IP).

Return Values

If the function is successful, the return value is a protocol handle.

If the function is unsuccessful, the return value is NULL.

Remarks

Experts and parsers can call the GetProtocolFromName function.

Requirements

Client Requires Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0.
Server Requires Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows NT Server 4.0.
Header

Declared in Netmon.h.
Library

Link to Nmapi.lib.
DLL Requires Nmapi.dll.