Check it out here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc219453.aspx

Check out Clemens Vasters' paper introducing WCF up on http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480190.aspx ... Also, some presentations and hands-on labs at http://www.dotnet-university.com/CourseMaterials.aspx -shalini.

So now that we know what the NetPeerTcpBinding is how you can end up using Peer Channel in your standard WCF application, let's take a look at how to configure peer channel. We follow the standard WCF (.NET really) pattern of allowing configuration through...

Allright, the general consensus amongst new adopters/potential customers seems to be, that our documentation on msdn seems to be not all that crystal-clear, especially for a new comer, to Peer Channel. And that uptil now, we have been targetting advanced...

One our very, very most frequently asked questions about PeerChannel takes the following form: "I like the easy way in which I can send messages to everyone one in the mesh, but sometimes, I just want to send a message to [one person, my neighbor,...

We return to our favorite application, the Chat room. In this example, we want members who enter and leave the mesh to be able to catch up on what was said while they were gone, so all chat messages will be synchronized throughout the mesh. This will...

One of our most popular questions has centered around using synchronization with PeerChannel. Although PeerChannel does not include a synchronization layer in box, it is not overly difficult to develop your own synchronization layer on top. Although a...

As PeerChannel and the .NET Framework continue to gain traction and popularity, we are starting to receive a number of questions about how to use various parts of this exciting technology. Some of our most common questions center around the use of the...

For background information on PeerChannel discovery mechanisms and options please refer to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa702771.aspx . By default, PeerChannel uses the Windows Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) for discovery of peers...

V1 of PeerChannel didnt have any support for manual addressing. In fact, the addressing headers are overwritten by the underlying TCP when the PeerChannel passed the message along to the transport. The way PeerChannel preserved the applications's addressing...

It is often asked how many different contracts can a mesh handle. How should one go about deciding howmany channels one can create in an application using the same mesh name. Brief answer is: there is no limit. It depends on the application design and...

We ship a total of 6 samples with the Windows SDK, that are included in the WindowsCommunicationFoundation samples zipped file. Download locations: 1. RTM Runtime: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=10CC340B-F857-4A14-83F5...

PNRP resolver-based applications running on XPSP2 with the P2P networking pack installed are running v1 of the PNRP protocol. It is advisable to upgrade to PNRP v2 which can be downloaded as an XP update from http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx...

Scenario : Setting up PNRP/P2P Networking components on XPSP2 Tip: There is a command line option of installing windows components that we sometimes use (Please note that this is a general way of installing windows components by command line and...

Hi, This is old news now, but the Peer Channel team is happy to announce our RTM version, available as part of the .NET v3.0 WCF components download . Thanks for trying out our technology and for helping us improve through all these releases..As...

Windows Communication Foundation on the net - Get latest updates/news about the runtime and SDK install locations Kevin Ransom's blog - Peer channel development lead's thoughts and rantings Ravi Rao's blog - Peer channel Program Manager's thoughts...

This post explains the how, what, and why of the PeerHopCount attribute provided by Peer Channel in the .NET Framework 3.0 Why would I need PeerHopCount? Peer Channel’s basic flooding model involves distributing each message sent by any member of...

Scenario: You want to enable WCF tracing for troubleshooting purposes Tip: You need to use the App.config file to enable WCF Tracing and Message Logging. The following (either 1 or 2 depending on your scenario) will end up generating a .svclog file...

Scenario: Say, we have defined a custom Message contract to use in our Application like so: public enum SendMessageType { Send, Ack, Resend, } [MessageContract(IsWrapped= false )] public class TestMessage { [MessageHeader...

This is first in a series of "Scenario/Symptom/Tip" style tips that we plan to post from time to time to help in troubleshooting PeerChannel issues.....

If you have been playing with Peer Channel, you probably noticed that there is a programmability element called PeerNode. In this blog post, I would like to briefly discuss one of the properties on this object called - "MessagePropagationFilter". you...

(updated to reflect Feb CTP changes) One of the cool things in PeerChannel is the ability to secure application messages. say, you are writing an app that uses peerchannel to download content or broadcast stock quotes, you want to be sure that the...

So you have written your neat application that uses WCF hopefully using the peer networking stack (aka PeerChannel) and you are all ready to distribute your application. Now, this is a good time to pause and think about a few things. With all the connected...

How can I secure PeerChannel (edited to reflect Feb CTP OM changes) PeerChannel provides two modes of peer-to-peer authentication (to prevent un-authorized people from joining your mesh) and option to sign application messages (to prevent unauthorized...

PeerChannel is part of the Windows Communication Foundation(WCF, formerly Indigo) framework that enables development of managed Peer-to-Peer applications. We shipped as part of the Winfx SDK Beta1 and are now also part of the Pre-Beta2 September CTP release...