Network Protocols

Use the Network Protocols window to determine information about the active network protocols on a managed workstation using WinSock. The WinSock architecture also allows for simultaneous access to multiple transport protocols. WinSock contains the Windows* Open System Architecture (WOSA) compliant architecture, which allows applications to access protocols including TCP/IP.

Properties
Specifies characteristics of the protocol.

Address Family
Defines the structure of protocol addresses that is in use by the protocol.

Socket Type
Name represents the different socket types by the BSD (Berkeley Software Design) socket interface. It can have the following values:

Stream
Stream socket.

Datagram
Datagram socket.

Raw Socket
Raw Socket.

Seq. Packet
Sequenced packet socket.

RDM Socket
Reliably delivered message socket.

Unknown
For other socket types.

Protocol ID
Protocol identifier.

Message Size (Bytes)
Specifies the maximum message size (in bytes) supported by the protocol. This is the maximum size of a message that can be sent from or received by the host. For protocols that do not support message framing, the actual maximum size of a message that can be sent to a given address may be less than this value.

If the protocol is stream-oriented, the concept of message size is not relevant.

If the protocol is message-oriented, there is no maximum message size.

Protocol Name
Name of the protocol that is supported, such as TCP/IP, UDP/IP, or IPX^TM.

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