Windows sockets network programming

Geared for novice and experienced network programmers alike. Provides a tutorialthat brings novices up to speed quickly, and provides a detailed reference..
The purpose of this book is to show you how to make network-aware applicationsthat run on the Microsoft Windows and Windows NT operating systems using theWindows Sockets (WinSock) Application Programming Interface (API). To that end,several practical examples are examined that utilize the basic functionality ofWinSock.
Network operating systems, such as Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT,
provide basic file and printer sharing services. This most basic level of functionalityis provided “out of the box.” Network-aware applications are programs that usethe capabilities of a collection of connected computers. Network-aware programsrange from custom applications that transfer data among computers on a networkto mainstream applications that enable electronic mail and remote database access
The WinSock API is a library of functions that a programmer can use to build thesenetwork-aware applications. WinSock has its roots in Berkeley sockets as introducedin the Berkeley Software Distribution of UNIX. WinSock uses the TCP/IP (TransmissionControl Protocol/Internet Protocol) suite, which provides the formal rules of behaviorthat govern network communications between all computers running this particularcomputer networking protocol.