ProtocolType Enumeration
Specifies the communications protocol that a Socket object uses to transfer data.
Namespace: System.Net.Sockets
Assembly: System (in system.dll)
Syntax
public enum ProtocolType
Members
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Ggp | The Gateway-To-Gateway Protocol. | |
| Icmp | The Internet Control Message Protocol. | |
| IcmpV6 | The Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6. | |
| Idp | The Internet Datagram Protocol. | |
| Igmp | The Internet Group Management Protocol. | |
| IP | The Internet Protocol. | |
| IPSecAuthenticationHeader | The IPv6 Authentication header. For details, see RFC 2292 section 2.2.1, available at https://www.ietf.org. | |
| IPSecEncapsulatingSecurityPayload | The IPv6 Encapsulating Security Payload header. | |
| IPv4 | The Internet Protocol version 4. | |
| IPv6 | The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). | |
| IPv6DestinationOptions | The IPv6 Destination Options header. | |
| IPv6FragmentHeader | The IPv6 Fragment header. | |
| IPv6HopByHopOptions | The IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options header. | |
| IPv6NoNextHeader | The IPv6 No-next header. | |
| IPv6RoutingHeader | The IPv6 Routing header. | |
| Ipx | The Internet Packet Exchange Protocol. | |
| ND | The Net Disk Protocol (unofficial). | |
| Pup | The PARC Universal Packet Protocol. | |
| Raw | The raw IP-packet protocol. | |
| Spx | The Sequenced Packet Exchange protocol. | |
| SpxII | The Sequenced Packet Exchange version 2 protocol. | |
| Tcp | The Transmission Control Protocol. | |
| Udp | The User Datagram Protocol | |
| Unknown | An unknown protocol. | |
| Unspecified | An unspecified protocol. |
Remarks
A Socket object informs the Windows® Sockets API of the protocol that it intends to use. Low-level driver software for the requested protocol must be present on the computer for the socket to be created successfully.
Version Information
Available in .NET Micro Framework version 2.0, 2.5