C++ Windows Networking

[The3ntropy]

I am working on a programming project with C++ that requires windows networking. I have never worked with networking /or sockets within windows, only linux. I now realize there is a great difference between how the two different kernels handle networking/sockets; I thought that I would be able to skim the code I already have and pick up on the differences, but alas I must be getting too old for this ****. I have been looking with google and have been to the book store, but have yet to find any good comprehensive tutorials/books on windows networking.

If any of you could point me in the direction of a good tutorial website or book for writing network code in C++ for windows, I would greatly appreciate it.


Thanks for your time.

[Negative]

Is Visual Studio.NET an option? I only know C#, and the built-in tools for C# (in VS.NET) are impressive - I assume it's the same for (Visual) C++ ? I just checked ProQuest/Safari, and there are quite a few Visual C++ books; most of them focus on web programming, though (C++ and ADO.NET)...

[The3ntropy]

No, I have to work with a lot of pre-written code which is in C++, so it has to be C++; it is not web based.

I could use visual studio(have never used it before), but I was planning on just using something like DevC++ or Bloodshed


I would personally like to avoid .Net as much as possible

[sec_ware]

Hi

I have found these three examples in c (client[1], server[2],
webserver[3]) quite useful - in particular, since they work,
depending on some precompiler options, on Windows and on BSD-
based systems. Nice to see the difference.

Otherwise, there is a pile of tutorials out there (but as usual,
which one is useful). I have found these two[4,5] not too bad.
Also check the references herein[6].

I also have written some examples, which I have published here
on AO, e.g. [7] (multicast)

I would personally like to avoid .Net as much as possible

Just considering this particular project, that's fine.
Otherwise, honestly, this is a strategic mistake

Cheers


[1] http://www.csee.usf.edu/~christen/tools/client.c
[2] http://www.csee.usf.edu/~christen/tools/server.c
[3] http://www.csee.usf.edu/~christen/tools/weblite.c
[4] http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb...=2241&lngWId=3
[5] http://www.exegesis.uklinux.net/gand...sock/index.htm
[6] http://www.antionline.com/showthread...r=1#post802703
[7] http://www.antionline.com/showthread...r=1#post841052

[The3ntropy]

I could have sworn that somewhere I might have mentioned C++ not C, but still, thanks