C# Network Programming -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book -- How This Book Is Organized -- Keeping Up to Date -- Part I: Network Programming Basics -- Chapter 1: The C# Language -- Basics of .NET -- Installing a C# Development Environment -- The C# Runtime Environment -- C# Programming Basics -- C# Features -- Summary -- Chapter 2: IP Programming Basics -- Watching Network Traffic -- Analyzing Network Packets -- Programming with TCP and UDP -- Finding IP Address Information -- Summary -- Chapter 3: C# Network Programming Classes -- A Primer on Socket Programming -- C# Socket Programming -- C# Socket Helper Classes -- Summary -- Chapter 4: DNS and C# -- The Domain Name System (DNS) -- Windows DNS Client Information -- DNS Classes in C# -- Summary -- Part II: Network Layer Programing -- Chapter 5: Connection-Oriented Sockets -- A Simple TCP Server -- A Simple TCP Client -- When TCP Goes Bad -- Using C# Streams with TCP -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Connectionless Sockets -- A Simple UDP Application -- Distinguishing UDP Messages -- When UDP Goes Bad -- A Complete UDP Application -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Using The C# Sockets Helper Classes -- The TcpClient Class -- The TcpListener Class -- The UdpClient Class -- Moving Data across the Network -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Asynchronous Sockets -- Windows Event Programming -- Using Asynchronous Sockets -- Sample Programs Using Asynchronous Sockets -- Using Non-blocking Socket Methods -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Using Threads -- How Applications Run in Windows -- Creating Threads in a Program -- Using Threads in a Server -- Using Threads for Sending and Receiving Data -- Thread Pools -- Using Thread Pools in a Server -- Summary -- Chapter 10: IP Multicasting -- What Is Broadcasting? -- Using Broadcast Packets to Advertise a Server.

What Is Multicasting? -- C# IP Multicast Support -- Sample Multicast Application -- Summary -- Part III: Application Layer Programming Examples -- Chapter 11: ICMP -- The ICMP Protocol -- Using Raw Sockets -- Creating an ICMP Class -- A Simple Ping Program -- An Advanced Ping Program -- The TraceRoute.cs Program -- The FindMask Program -- Summary -- Chapter 12: SNMP -- Understanding SNMP -- Working with SNMP Packets -- Creating a Simple SNMP Class -- The SimpleSNMP Program -- Using Vendor MIBs -- Using GetNextRequest Queries -- Summary -- Chapter 13: SMTP -- E-mail Basics -- SMTP and Windows -- The SmtpMail Class -- Using Expanded Mail Message Formats -- Mail Attachments -- The MailAttachment Class -- A POP3 Client -- Summary -- Chapter 14: HTTP -- The WebClient Class -- Advanced Web Classes -- Web Services -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Active Directory -- Network Directory Basics -- Working with Active Directory -- Using C# to Access a Network Directory -- Modifying Directory Data -- Searching the Network Directory -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Remoting -- Moving Data, Revisited -- An Overview of Remoting -- Using Remoting -- Creating a Proxy Class Using soapsuds -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Security -- Application Security: What's Involved? -- Socket Permissions -- Protecting Network Data -- Summary -- Index.