System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily Enumeration

Summary

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

C# Syntax:

[Serializable] public enum AddressFamily

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

System.Net.Sockets Namespace | IPAddress | EndPoint

System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily Member List:

Public Fields

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

Hierarchy:

• System.Object
• System.ValueType
• System.Enum
• System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily

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