Network Programming How-to Topics

The following list includes links to the How-to topics found in the conceptual documentation for network programming.

Requesting Data:

• How to: Request a Web Page and Retrieve the Results as a Stream

• How to: Request Data Using the WebRequest Class

• How to: Send Data Using the WebRequest Class

• How to: Retrieve a Protocol-Specific WebResponse that Matches a WebRequest

Pluggable and Application Protocols:

• How to: Register a Custom Protocol Using WebRequest

• How to: Typecast a WebRequest to Access Protocol Specific Properties

• How to: Access HTTP-Specific Properties

• How to: Assign User Information to Group Connections

• How to: Create a Socket

• How to: Download Files with FTP

• How to: Upload Files with FTP

• How to: List Directory Contents with FTP

Internet Protocol Version 6:

• How to: Modify the Computer Configuration File to Enable IPv6 Support

Network Tracing:

• How to: Configure Network Tracing

Configuring Caching:

• How to: Set a Location-Based Cache Policy for an Application

• How to: Set the Default Time-Based Cache Policy for an Application

• How to: Customize a Time-Based Cache Policy

• How to: Set Cache Policy for a Request

Using Proxies:

• How to: Enable a WebRequest to Use a Proxy to Communicate With the Internet

• How to: Override a Global Proxy Selection

Network Information:

• How to: Detect Network Availability and Address Changes

• How to: Get Interface and Protocol Information

• How to: Ping a Host

See Also

Other Resources

Network Programming

Network Programming Samples

Networking Samples for .NET on MSDN Code Gallery