Network cable disconnected detection in Compact Framework

Question

I went through the entire search for stack overflow answers, and neither Google nor Bing show me any love. I need to know when a network cable was connected or disconnected on a Windows CE device, preferably from a Compact Framework application.

Answer 1

I understand that I am answering my own question here, but actually this is a question asked by email, and I really spent a lot of time finding an answer, so I post it here.

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public partial class TestForm : Form
{
    public TestForm()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        this.Disposed += new EventHandler(TestForm_Disposed);

        AdapterStatusMonitor.NDISMonitor.AdapterNotification += 
            new AdapterNotificationEventHandler(NDISMonitor_AdapterNotification);
        AdapterStatusMonitor.NDISMonitor.StartStatusMonitoring();
    }

    void TestForm_Disposed(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        AdapterStatusMonitor.NDISMonitor.StopStatusMonitoring();
    }

    void NDISMonitor_AdapterNotification(object sender, 
                                         AdapterNotificationArgs e)
    {
        string @event = string.Empty;

        switch (e.NotificationType)
        {
            case NdisNotificationType.NdisMediaConnect:
                @event = "Media Connected";
                break;
            case NdisNotificationType.NdisMediaDisconnect:
                @event = "Media Disconnected";
                break;
            case NdisNotificationType.NdisResetStart:
                @event = "Resetting";
                break;
            case NdisNotificationType.NdisResetEnd:
                @event = "Done resetting";
                break;
            case NdisNotificationType.NdisUnbind:
                @event = "Unbind";
                break;
            case NdisNotificationType.NdisBind:
                @event = "Bind";
                break;
            default:
                return;
        }

        if (this.InvokeRequired)
        {
            this.Invoke(new EventHandler(delegate
            {
                eventList.Items.Add(string.Format(
                                    "Adapter '{0}' {1}", e.AdapterName, @event));
            }));
        }
        else
        {
            eventList.Items.Add(string.Format(
                                "Adapter '{0}' {1}", e.AdapterName, @event));
        }
    }
}