C# Network Programming

Watching Network Traffic One of the biggest difficulties for network programmers is not being able to see exactly what is happening on the network. Often you think you have created the perfect client/server application, spending hours workin...

Analyzing Network Packets The ability to watch an IP session and decode its meaning is a crucial skill for a network programmer. To fully understand the concepts behind network programming, you must first understand the IP protocol and how i...

Programming with TCP and UDP Now that you have looked under the hood of TCP and UDP, let’s go over what each protocol means to you as a network programmer. These two protocols move data between network devices in very different ways. T...

Finding IP Address Information One of the biggest challenges of network programming is dealing with network configurations of individual workstations and servers. When sending data across the network, you often need to determine the IP netwo...

Summary This chapter tells you how IP is used to transfer data across a network, and how you can watch that data. The WinPcap driver can be used to make any Windows system capable of capturing network packets for monitoring. The WinDump and ...