Get invisible Network to complet auto dhcp request at beginning

EduNetworkBuilder/NB.cs

@@ -410,8 +410,23 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
             BuilderWindow myWin = (BuilderWindow)Application.OpenForms["BuilderWindow"];
             if (myWin == null) return null;
             if (myWin.GameRandomGen == null) return null;
-            return myWin.myNetwork;
+            return myWin.GetNetwork();
         }
+
+        public static void RegisterInvisibleNetwork(Network ToRegister)
+        {
+            BuilderWindow myWin = (BuilderWindow)Application.OpenForms["BuilderWindow"];
+            if (myWin == null) return;
+            myWin.RegisterInisibleNet(ToRegister);
+        }
+
+        public static void UnregisterInvisibleNetwork()
+        {
+            BuilderWindow myWin = (BuilderWindow)Application.OpenForms["BuilderWindow"];
+            if (myWin == null) return;
+            myWin.UnregisterInvisibleNet();
+        }
+
         public static void MarkToUpdate()
         {
             BuilderWindow myWin = (BuilderWindow)Application.OpenForms["BuilderWindow"];

EduNetworkBuilder/Network.cs

@@ -1772,6 +1772,16 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
             return b;
         }
 
+        public void DumpInvisibleNetMessages()
+        {
+            List<string> messages = GetMessageStrings();
+            foreach(string one in messages)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine(one);
+            }
+            myMessages.Clear();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This func tries to non-visually process all the tests, seeing if the network is
         /// "solved."  This is for homework that is "submitted."
@@ -1779,13 +1789,34 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
         public HomeworkSolvedStatus CheckThatHomeworkIsSolved()
         {
             bool HadIssues = false;
-            foreach(NetTest NT in NetTests)
+            NB.RegisterInvisibleNetwork(this);
-            {
+            DoAllMarkAsLinked();
 
+
+            //do dhcp request on everything.
+            DoAllDHCP();
+            NonVisualProcessPacketsOnce();  //loop until we "timeout" or all packets are done.
+            DumpInvisibleNetMessages();
+
+            foreach (NetTest NT in NetTests)
+            {
+                //Here we test it.
             }
+            NB.UnregisterInvisibleNetwork();
+
             if(HadIssues)
                 return HomeworkSolvedStatus.CheckedFailed;
-            return HomeworkSolvedStatus.CheckedSucceeded;
+            return HomeworkSolvedStatus.NeverChecked; //for now.  We want to change this later.  Just so we keep re-testing
+        }
+
+        public void NonVisualProcessPacketsOnce()
+        {
+            int counter = 0;
+            while(counter < 1000 && myPackets.Count >0)
+            {
+                Tick(true); //Skip visuals
+                counter++;
+            }
         }
     }
 

EduNetworkBuilder/NetworkBuilder.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
         public DebugPausePoint DebugSetting = DebugPausePoint.none;
 //        public DebugPausePoint DebugSetting = DebugPausePoint.all | DebugPausePoint.dump;
         public Network myNetwork = new Network("");
+        private Network InvisibleNetwork = null;
         private List<Control> Buttons = new List<Control>();
         private string selectedButton = "";
         ToolTip myTooltip = new ToolTip();
@@ -2136,5 +2137,21 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
             //rebuild menu
             UpdateMenu();
         }
+
+        public Network GetNetwork()
+        {
+            if (InvisibleNetwork != null) return InvisibleNetwork;
+            return myNetwork;
+        }
+
+        public void RegisterInisibleNet(Network toRegister)
+        {
+            InvisibleNetwork = toRegister;
+        }
+
+        public void UnregisterInvisibleNet()
+        {
+            InvisibleNetwork = null;
+        }
     }
 }