Windows Core Networking

There has been a lot of buzz about the recent fall update for the Xbox 360; however, an important new feature which has not been mentioned is support for the Link Layer Topology Discovery ( LLTD ) protocol. In its basic form, LLTD allows a Windows Vista...

Windows Vista makes it even simpler to be productive with keyboard shortcuts. To launch any app: Windows key; type app name (e.g. word); Enter Variation of above for Control Panel applets like Network and Sharing Center (e.g. type network center...

Hello, my name is Chad Carlin. I'm a software developer on the Winsock Test Team. Among the many improvements to the Winsock API shipping in Vista is the new WSAPoll function. Its primary purpose is to simplify the porting of a sockets application that...

In a previous post I wrote about how on Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn," IPv6 is installed and enabled by default and that when both IPv4 and IPv6 are enabled, the TCP/IP stack prefers to use IPv6 over IPv4. With the growth of IPv6, applications...

Looking around the web today, I noticed that Keith Brown has a sample of using HTTP_SERVICE_CONFIG_URLACL_SET from managed code. Kenney Wolf, a while back, found the Windows Vista way of configuring it via netsh. -- Ari Pernick

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032309084&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US This will be a good session led by Eric Han, who manages the enterprise QoS program (and HTTP.sys). I'll probably...

As you know per previous posts on this blog , Winsock Kernel, a new transport-independent kernel mode Network Programming Interface (NPI), is available on Windows Vista and Windows Server Longhorn platforms. On Windows Vista & Windows Server Longhorn...

We have a new TechNet site for Windows networking QoS: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/network/qos/default.mspx . Check it out and let me know if you still have unanswered QoS questions. We are always looking for ways to improve our communication...

Several people have asked for tips on debugging LSPs, and unfortunately there’s no easy method to do so. One difficulty with LSPs is that once it’s installed any number of processes can immediately load the faulty LSP and begin to behave badly. This usually...

The “Certified for Windows Vista” logo is comprised of requirements for myriad networking features and scenarios, one of which being network Quality of Service (QoS). What is QoS and why is it important you ask? QoS is an overloaded term, but in short...