AddressFamily Enumeration
Specifies the addressing scheme that is used to resolve an address.
Namespace: System.Net.Sockets
Assembly: System (in system.dll)
Syntax
public enum AddressFamily
Members
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| AppleTalk | An AppleTalk address. | |
| Atm | A native ATM services address. | |
| Banyan | A Banyan address. | |
| Ccitt | An address for CCITT protocols, such as X.25. | |
| Chaos | An address for MIT CHAOS protocols. | |
| Cluster | An address for Microsoft® cluster products. | |
| DataKit | An address for the Datakit protocol. | |
| DataLink | A direct data-link interface address. | |
| DecNet | A DECnet address. | |
| Ecma | A European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) address. | |
| FireFox | A FireFox address. | |
| HyperChannel | An NSC Hyperchannel address. | |
| Ieee12844 | An IEEE 1284.4 workgroup address. | |
| ImpLink | An ARPANET IMP address. | |
| InterNetwork | An address for Internet Protocol (IP) version 4. | |
| InterNetworkV6 | An address for IP version 6. | |
| Ipx | An IPX or SPX address. | |
| Irda | An IrDA address. | |
| Iso | An address for ISO protocols. | |
| Lat | An LAT address. | |
| Max | A MAX address. | |
| NetBios | A NetBios address. | |
| NetworkDesigners | An address for Network Designers OSI gateway-enabled protocols. | |
| NS | An address for the Xerox NS protocol. | |
| Osi | An address for OSI protocols. | |
| Pup | An address for the PUP protocol. | |
| Sna | An IBM SNA address. | |
| Unix | A Unix local-to-host address. | |
| Unknown | An unknown address family. | |
| Unspecified | An unspecified address family. | |
| VoiceView | A VoiceView address. |
Remarks
An AddressFamily member specifies the addressing scheme that a Socket object uses to resolve an address. For example, AddressFamily.InterNetwork indicates that an IP version 4 address is expected when the socket connects to an endpoint.
Version Information
Available in .NET Micro Framework version 2.0, 2.5