AddressFamily Enumeration

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Specifies the addressing scheme that an instance of the Socket class can use.

Namespace:  System.Net.Sockets
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Enumeration AddressFamily

public enum AddressFamily

public enum class AddressFamily

type AddressFamily

public enum AddressFamily

Members

	Member name	Description
	Unknown	Unknown address family.
	Unspecified	Unspecified address family.
	Unix	Unix local to host address.
	InterNetwork	Address for IP version 4.
	ImpLink	ARPANET IMP address.
	Pup	Address for PUP protocols.
	Chaos	Address for MIT CHAOS protocols.
	NS	Address for Xerox NS protocols.
	Ipx	IPX or SPX address.
	Iso	Address for ISO protocols.
	Osi	Address for OSI protocols.
	Ecma	European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) address.
	DataKit	Address for Datakit protocols.
	Ccitt	Addresses for CCITT protocols, such as X.25.
	Sna	IBM SNA address.
	DecNet	DECnet address.
	DataLink	Direct data-link interface address.
	Lat	LAT address.
	HyperChannel	NSC Hyperchannel address.
	AppleTalk	AppleTalk address.
	NetBios	NetBios address.
	VoiceView	VoiceView address.
	FireFox	FireFox address.
	Banyan	Banyan address.
	Atm	Native ATM services address.
	InterNetworkV6	Address for IP version 6.
	Cluster	Address for Microsoft cluster products.
	Ieee12844	IEEE 1284.4 workgroup address.
	Irda	IrDA address.
	NetworkDesigners	Address for Network Designers OSI gateway-enabled protocols.
	Max	MAX address.

Remarks

An AddressFamily member specifies the addressing scheme that a Socket will use to resolve an address. For example, InterNetwork indicates that an IP version 4 address is expected when a Socket connects to an endpoint.

See Also

Reference

System.Net.Sockets Namespace