Toggle GigE Network Card

ToggleNetworkCard.cs

// Components.cs //

public static void Initiliaze()
{
    try
    {
        Components.Cam = new Camera();
        OpenCamera();
    }
    catch (Exception)
    {
        Functions.CamNetDisable();
        Functions.CamNetEnable();
        while (Components.Cam == null)
        {
            try
            {
                Components.Cam = new Camera();
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(3000); // Wait for camera to be available
            }
        }
        // Wait for camera to be ready to open
        // 3 seconds was not enough
        // 10 seconds is overkill
        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
        {
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
            Application.DoEvents();
        }
        OpenCamera();
    }
}

// Functions.cs //

private static readonly string interfaceName = "GigECameraA"; // netsh functions only work when running as administrator

public static void CamNetEnable()
{
    System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo psi =
        new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("netsh", "interface set interface \"" + interfaceName + "\" enable")
        {
            UseShellExecute = false,
            CreateNoWindow = true
        };
    System.Diagnostics.Process p = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
    p.StartInfo = psi;
    p.Start();
    p.WaitForExit(5000);
}

public static void CamNetDisable()
{
    System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo psi =
        new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("netsh", "interface set interface \"" + interfaceName + "\" disable")
        {
            UseShellExecute = false,
            CreateNoWindow = true
        };
    System.Diagnostics.Process p = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
    p.StartInfo = psi;
    p.Start();
    p.WaitForExit(5000);
}