how to retrieve client machine info?

[Q. John Chen]

Is there an easy way to get following info of the client machine?

machine name
OS version
IE or Netscape, and there version etc.
Lan, Broadbank, or modem connection? Speed?

[Kevin Spencer]

> IE or Netscape, and there version etc.

That you can get from the browser. It's in the Request. The rest is none of
your business. Well, at least you can't get it from the server, and you
would need a client-side executable to get it from the client.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"Q. John Chen" <qj****@email.com> wrote in message
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Is there an easy way to get following info of the client machine?

machine name
OS version
IE or Netscape, and there version etc.
Lan, Broadbank, or modem connection? Speed?

[Ian Suttle]

That isn't 100% accurate. You can get the OS from information that the
browser provides through ASP.NET or through JavaScript.

The ASP.NET provided method is to use the Request.Browser.Platform property.
I just tested it again, and it displays WinXP for my Windows XP system.

The JavaScript method parses either the navigator.userAgent or sometimes the
navigator.appVersion although you will have to do your own translation such
as Windows NT 5.0 is actually Windows 2000.

The first time I looked into the things that JavaScript can access, I was
pretty suprised. Some searching on Google can answer all of your JavaScript
detection questions.

Ian Suttle
http://www.IanSuttle.com

"Kevin Spencer" wrote:

IE or Netscape, and there version etc.

That you can get from the browser. It's in the Request. The rest is none of
your business. Well, at least you can't get it from the server, and you
would need a client-side executable to get it from the client.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"Q. John Chen" <qj****@email.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...

Is there an easy way to get following info of the client machine?

machine name
OS version
IE or Netscape, and there version etc.
Lan, Broadbank, or modem connection? Speed?

[Kevin Spencer]

Thanks for the correction, Ian.

--

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"Ian Suttle" <Ia*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:60**********************************@microsof t.com...

That isn't 100% accurate. You can get the OS from information that the
browser provides through ASP.NET or through JavaScript.

The ASP.NET provided method is to use the Request.Browser.Platform
property.
I just tested it again, and it displays WinXP for my Windows XP system.

The JavaScript method parses either the navigator.userAgent or sometimes
the
navigator.appVersion although you will have to do your own translation
such
as Windows NT 5.0 is actually Windows 2000.

The first time I looked into the things that JavaScript can access, I was
pretty suprised. Some searching on Google can answer all of your
JavaScript
detection questions.

Ian Suttle
http://www.IanSuttle.com

"Kevin Spencer" wrote:

> IE or Netscape, and there version etc.

That you can get from the browser. It's in the Request. The rest is none
of
your business. Well, at least you can't get it from the server, and you
would need a client-side executable to get it from the client.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"Q. John Chen" <qj****@email.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...

> Is there an easy way to get following info of the client machine?
>
> machine name
> OS version
> IE or Netscape, and there version etc.
> Lan, Broadbank, or modem connection? Speed?
>