About This Book

Data Link Control

Data Link Provider Interface Implementation

New Database Manager

eXternal Data Representation

Network Computing System

Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+)

Network Management

Remote Procedure Call

Sockets

Sockets Overview

Sockets Interface

Socket Subroutines

Socket Header Files

Socket Communication Domains

Socket Addresses

Socket Types and Protocols

Socket Creation

Binding Names to Sockets

Socket Connections

Socket Options

Socket Data Transfer

Socket Shutdown

IP Multicasts

Network Address Translation

Domain Name Resolution

Socket Examples

Socketpair Communication Example

Reading Internet Datagrams Example Program

Sending Internet Datagrams Example Program

Reading UNIX Datagrams Example Program

Sending UNIX Datagrams Example Program

Initiating Internet Stream Connections Example Program

Accepting Internet Stream Connections Example Program

Checking for Pending Connections Example Program

Initiating UNIX Stream Connections Example Program

Accepting UNIX Stream Connections Example Program

Sending Data on an ATM Socket PVC Client Example Program

Receiving Data on an ATM Socket PVC Server Example Program

Sending Data on an ATM Socket Rate-Enforced SVC Client Example Program

Receiving Data on an ATM Socket Rate-Enforced SVC Server Example Program

Sending Data on an ATM Socket SVC Client Example Program

Receiving Data on an ATM Socket SVC Server Example Program

Receiving Packets Over Ethernet Example Program

Sending Packets Over Ethernet Example Program

Analyzing Packets Over the Network Example Program

List of Socket Programming References

STREAMS

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

Xerox Network Systems

Packet Capture Library

Appendix. Notices

Index