There are a number of other helpful web pages out there that specialize in Winsock. Here are some that I think you will find most helpful.

If you find a site that you think should be linked here, please pass the URL along. I may not use it because I prefer to keep this list small and focused, but if the site meets my criteria, I'll be happy to add its URL below.

Related FAQs

• The comp.os.programmer.win32 API FAQ has an Internet Programming page you should check out.
• PCAUSA has several FAQs related to the layers below Winsock: TDI and NDIS.
• Thamer Al-Herbish has a FAQ about Raw IP Networking on Unixlike platforms. True, it does not cover Winsock, but it is often easier to give Windows a miss if you want to build an application reqiring raw socket I/O.
• There is a close relation to the Winsock Programmer's FAQ that you may want to take a look at: the Unix Socket FAQ.
• The TCP/IP FAQ is useful for Winsockers, though when it dips into programming issues it maintains a Unix sockets viewpoint.

Miscellaneous Pages

• Sockets.com is the premier starting point for Winsock investigations. Much of its content is based on the book Windows Sockets Network Programming.
• Stardust Technologies hosts the Winsock Resource Center and the Winsock2 Mailing List Archive. In some ways, it has more information than sockets.com, but it tends to lag behind the leading edge.
• RamG's VBWinsock Page should be helpful to all of you VB Winsockers out there.
• Ed Snible's Windows Sockets Programming has a few gems, but it appears to be dead (i.e. present, but not moving :) ).
• The excellent MFC Programmer's Sourceook site has two sections with some good Winsock code: the Internet and Network Programming sections. The former concentrates on pure Winsock stuff, with a leaning towards MFC-based code. The latter page is broader, covering all sorts of other networking standards, like NetWare and Microsoft RAS.