# Data Object - PhysicalNicHintInfo(vim.host.PhysicalNic.NetworkHint)

Returned by
  QueryNetworkHint
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  LinkLayerDiscoveryProtocolInfo, PhysicalNicCdpInfo, PhysicalNicIpHint, PhysicalNicNameHint
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

The NetworkHint data object type is some information about the network to which the physical network adapter is attached.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
connectedSwitchPort* | PhysicalNicCdpInfo | If the uplink directly connects to a CDP-awared network device and the device's CDP broadcast is enabled, this property will be set to return the CDP information that vmkernel received on this Physical NIC. CDP data contains the device information and port ID that the Physical NIC connects to. If the uplink is not connecting to a CDP-awared device or CDP is not enabled on the device, this property will be unset. PhysicalNicCdpInfo Since VI API 2.5
device | xsd:string | The physical network adapter device to which this hint applies.
lldpInfo* | LinkLayerDiscoveryProtocolInfo | If the uplink directly connects to an LLDP-aware network device and the device's LLDP broadcast is enabled, this property will be set to return the LLDP information that is received on this physical network adapter. If the uplink is not connecting to a LLDP-aware device or LLDP is not enabled on the device, this property will be unset. Since vSphere API 5.0
network* | PhysicalNicNameHint[] | The list of network names that were detected on this physical network adapter.
subnet* | PhysicalNicIpHint[] | The list of subnets that were detected on this physical network adapter.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pbm="urn:pbm" name="PhysicalNicHintInfo"> <complexContent> <extension base="pbm:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="device" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="subnet" type="pbm:PhysicalNicIpHint" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="network" type="pbm:PhysicalNicNameHint" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="connectedSwitchPort" type="pbm:PhysicalNicCdpInfo" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="lldpInfo" type="pbm:LinkLayerDiscoveryProtocolInfo" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>