Microsoft Networking Services

Table of contents

Windows Sockets and QOS

This volume provides vital programmatic information about Windows Sockets 2 (Winsock) and Quality of Service (QOS), two Networking standards that Windows 2000 supports. Winsock provides easy access to multiple transport protocols, enabling programmers to create advanced Web and Network-aware applications that transmit data regardless of the protocol being used. The industry-wide QOS initiative enables developers to create or retrofit mission-critical applications that can operate as if Network traffic conditions were ideal, even when the Network is clogged.

Network Protocols and Interfaces

This volume provides concise reference materials about how to use important Windows Network interfaces, protocols, and services. It discusses the Domain Name System (DNS), the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), the Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP), Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS), the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and the WinSNMP API, the Internet Protocol Helper (IP Helper), the Synchronization Manager, the System Event Notification Service (SENS), and the Internet Authentication Service (IAS).

RPC and Windows Networking

This volume includes concise reference information about remote procedure calls (RPC) and Windows Networking features and functions. RPC is a powerful technology that simplifies distributed client/server development by managing most of the details of Network protocols and communication so that you can focus on creating your application instead of on the details of the Network. Windows Networking lets you implement Networking capabilities in your application without worrying about any particular Network provider or physical Network implementation.

Remote Access Services

This volume focuses on programming guides and reference materials associated with remote access. It covers Remote Access Service (RAS) and the remote access capabilities built into Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), which Microsoft Windows NT? Server 4.0 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server support. The RAS API and the remote access components built into the RRAS API let you create applications to connect a remote client computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) and enable you to implement a virtual private Network (VPN) so that remote computers can participate on the Network as if they?re connected locally.

Routing

This volume provides reference materials about the Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), which is available as an add-on for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 and included in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. The RRAS API lets you create applications to administer routing and remote access services, to implement your own routing protocols, or even to turn a computer into a fully functioning Network router. RRAS can run many of the most popular routing protocols and provides the capability to deploy economical, high-performance midrange routers on computers that run Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 server.