This document provides the on-line material needed to create a Windows Sockets application for the Windows NT®, Windows® 95, and Windows 98 operating systems, using the Microsoft implementation of Windows Sockets 2. It is intended as a reference tool and outlines the functions in the Windows Sockets Protocol-Specific Annex.
You should be familiar with Win32 programming concepts to make the best use of this document. Thus, you may want to refer to other references that provide a more systematic guide to writing Windows Sockets applications.
Note This documentation is intended for application developers. If you are developing a transport or service provider, see the "Service Provider Documentation" installed with the Platform SDK.