C# Signature:

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]

    private class NETRESOURCE
    {
        public ResourceScope dwScope = 0;
        public ResourceType dwType = 0;
        public ResourceDisplayType dwDisplayType = 0;
        public ResourceUsage dwUsage = 0;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] public string lpLocalName = null;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] public string lpRemoteName = null;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] public string lpComment = null;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] public string lpProvider;
    };
    public enum ResourceScope
    {
        RESOURCE_CONNECTED = 1,
        RESOURCE_GLOBALNET,
        RESOURCE_REMEMBERED,
        RESOURCE_RECENT,
        RESOURCE_CONTEXT
    };

    public enum ResourceType
    {
        RESOURCETYPE_ANY,
        RESOURCETYPE_DISK,
        RESOURCETYPE_PRINT,
        RESOURCETYPE_RESERVED
    };

    public enum ResourceUsage
    {
        RESOURCEUSAGE_CONNECTABLE = 0x00000001,
        RESOURCEUSAGE_CONTAINER = 0x00000002,
        RESOURCEUSAGE_NOLOCALDEVICE = 0x00000004,
        RESOURCEUSAGE_SIBLING = 0x00000008,
        RESOURCEUSAGE_ATTACHED = 0x00000010,
        RESOURCEUSAGE_ALL = (RESOURCEUSAGE_CONNECTABLE | RESOURCEUSAGE_CONTAINER | RESOURCEUSAGE_ATTACHED),
    };

    public enum ResourceDisplayType
    {
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_GENERIC,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_DOMAIN,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_SERVER,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_SHARE,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_FILE,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_GROUP,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_NETWORK,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_ROOT,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_SHAREADMIN,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_DIRECTORY,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_TREE,
        RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_NDSCONTAINER
    };
    public enum ResourceConnection
    {
        CONNECT_UPDATE_PROFILE = 1,
        CONNECT_UPDATE_RECENT = 2,
        CONNECT_TEMPORARY = 4,
        CONNECT_INTERACTIVE = 8,
        CONNECT_PROMPT= 0X10,
        CONNECT_REDIRECT = 0X80,
        CONNECT_CURRENT_MEDIA = 0X200,
        CONNECT_COMMAND_LINE = 0X800,
        CONNECT_CMD_SAVECRED = 0X1000,
        CONNECT_CRED_RESET = 0X2000

    };

[DllImport("mpr.dll", CharSet = System.Runtime.InteropServices.CharSet.Ansi)]

private static extern int WNetAddConnection2( NETRESOURCE lpNetResource,

    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]  string lpPassword,
    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]  string lpUserName, int dwFlags);

VB Signature:

Declare Function VVNetAddConnection2 Lib "mpr.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

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Notes:

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Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

NETRESOURCE nr = new NETRESOURCE();

nr.dwType = ResourceType.RESOURCETYPE_DISK;

nr.dwDisplayType = ResourceDisplayType.RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_SHARE;

nr.dwScope = ResourceScope.RESOURCE_GLOBALNET;

nr.dwUsage = ResourceUsage.RESOURCEUSAGE_CONNECTABLE;

nr.lpLocalName = @"U:"; // or null

nr.lpRemoteName = @"\\192.168.1.1\files";

int result = WNetAddConnection2(nr, password, user, (int)ResourceConnection.CONNECT_TEMPORARY);