I was wondering if anyone knows of some way that my app can tell
when all the OS items have been loaded and started at startup.
My problem is that I have a NKE and an application. My NKE attaches
itself to all the interfaces when it is loaded, my application
loads my NKE, and my application is started automatically at
startup. What I have been seeing is that my application loads my
NKE before all the interfaces are up. In other words my NKE will
attach itself to the built in Ethernet but not the Airport card.
Now if I shut down my app, unload my NKE and start everything
again, manually without a system restart then my NKE will see all
the interfaces, including the Airport.
So what I would like is some way that my app knows not to load the
NKE until the OS is finished with all it's overhead. Is there some
API call or notification I can use in my application to check the
status of the OS and it's start up routine?
Thanks
Carl
Hi Carl,
I think there are a couple of issues you have to work with before
going too far down this path. There are solutions, but I suspect that
your current path has some bumps in it.
The main thing to consider is that the list of interfaces is dynamic.
So, although you may wait until the "startup" stuff is complete, that
might not be satisfactory for what you're trying to do. For example,
the system might start without Airport because it's turned off by the
user. Does it matter to you if it's enabled after an hour or so? What
happens if Airport is there and then it's turned off? And even
Ethernet "en0" might be configured off.
I suspect that you really don't want to wait for "startup complete"
but instead need to respond to interface transitions as and when they
occur. The system configuration framework will be your friend in that
endeavour.
Regards.....Peter
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