Book Description
This updated edition provides the latest information about how to write applications that take advantage of the advanced networking protocols and technologies that Microsoft Windows XP supports-Internet Protocol (IP) versions 4 and 6, Pragmatic General Multicasting (PGM) protocol, Internet Group Management Protocol 3 (IGMPv3), IPv6 multicasting, the Network Location Awareness (NLA) namespace provider, the Winsock Provider Interface, 64-bit Winsock APIs, and .NET Sockets. The book includes code samples in the Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C++, and Microsoft Visual C# development systems.
From the Publisher
The clear, concise, authoritative guide to writing high-performance, scalable Winsock applications using Microsoft’s networking APIs plus IPv4 and IPv6 Internet protocols. Discusses Winsock APIs and earlier versions of Windows networking APIs, plus advanced features of Winsock Direct for building massive, datacenter-scale applications. Dissects IPv4 and IPv6 protocols—with code samples and performance comparisons—along with new IP multicasting features such as the PGM, IGMPv3 and ICMP6 protocols. Looks at advanced features of Winsock Direct for building large, datacenter scale applications, plus important networking facilities built into Microsoft Visual C#.
