Networking Overview

Provides TCP/IP and dial-up networking services.

The Comms Infrastructure sub-system defines generic frameworks (Sockets for socket type communications and NifMan for network interface management) for communications. Networking provides concrete protocol implementations for these frameworks.

Functionality is provided by a number of APIs. Use them as follows:

Generic Agent Overview

Defines the stages of a dial-up connection.

TCP/IP Overview

Provides TCP/IP communication services in conjunction with the Sockets Client API.

Comm DB Overview

NifMan Overview

Sockets Client Overview