This document contains guidance and reference information about the following topics.

Guidance Information

• Sockets General Programming Information

  Describes the TCP/IP socket interface and how to use the socket routines in a user-written application.

• Sockets in the Internet Domain

  Describes TCP/IP network protocols, getting started with sockets in the Internet domain, Internet address formats, and TCP/IP-specific network utility routines.

• Sockets over Local IPC

  Describes how programmers can communicate on the same machine using the sockets API, and the local IPC address format.

• Sockets over NetBIOS

  Describes how programmers can communicate with NetBIOS using the sockets API, and the NetBIOS address format.

• Windows Sockets Version 1.1 for OS/2

  Presents information for implementing the Winsock 1.1 API for OS/2 applications.

• Remote Procedure Calls

  Describes the remote procedure calls and how to use them in a user-written application.

• File Transfer Protocol

  Describes the file transfer protocol routines and how to use them in a user-written application.

• Resource ReSerVation Protocol

  Describes the resource reservation protocol routines and how to use them in a user-written application.

Reference Information

• Protocol-Independent C Sockets API

  Describes the protocol-independent socket calls supported by networking services. This information includes call syntax, usage, and related information.

• TCP/IP Network Utility Routines API

  Describes the sockets utility and Sockets Secure Support (SOCKS) function calls supported by networking services. This information includes call syntax, usage, and related information.

• Remote Procedure and eXternal Data Representation API

  Describes the remote procedure and XDR function calls along with their syntax, usage, and related information.

• File Transfer Protocol API

  Describes the file transfer protocol function calls along with their syntax, usage, and related information.

• Resource ReSerVation Protocol API

  Describes the resource reservation protocol function calls along with their syntax, usage, and related information.

Appendixes

• NETWORKS File Structure

  Provides examples of network names contained in the TCPIP\ETC\NETWORKS file.

• Socket Error Constants

  Provides the socket error codes and descriptions.

• Well-Known Port Assignments

  Provides a list of the well-known ports supported by TCP/IP.

• Notices

  Contains copyright notices, disclaimers, and trademarks relating to TCP/IP for OS/2 Warp.