PowerTCP Winsock for ActiveX includes ActiveX controls for TCP, UDP, Daemon, DNS, Ping and RAS, providing the building blocks you need for basic Internet application development. Looking for secure TCP? Check out PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX.

Features

• TCP control can be used to implement standard upper-layer protocols (such as WHOIS and Time), as well as any custom protocols you want to develop.
• UDP control can likewise be used to implement standard upper-layer protocols (such as Network Time Protocol), as well as custom protocols that use datagram-level communications.
• Daemon control accepts incoming connections, then TCP controls can be created on new threads, implementing custom multi-threaded server applications.
• DNS control is implemented directly (does not use Winsock services), so you can do address look-ups, reverse address look-ups, and mail address look-ups (from MX records).
• RAS control provides complete control over dial-up IP services.
• Ping control checks if a host is reachable.
• Supports COM+ Component Services.
• Can be used in a multi-threaded environment.
• Includes a royalty-free license.
• Wrapper classes included for convenient integration into Visual C++.
• 100% .NET compatible using .NET COM interop, samples included.

Supported Environments

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98, NT4, NT 2000, 2003, XP, Vista.

PowerTCP Winsock for ActiveX can be used in the following development environments:

• .NET Framework
• Visual Basic
• Visual C++
• FoxPro
• PowerBuilder
• Delphi
• C++ Builder
• ASP
• VBScript (wscript, cscript, etc)
• Office 97/2000

.NET Framework
All PowerTCP Winsock for ActiveX components are completely interoperable with the .NET Framework. In fact, 7 VB.NET samples are included demonstrating how this interoperability works and full interoperability instructions are provided in the product documentation.

Visual Basic
Looking to integrate network connectivity into Visual Basic? PowerTCP Winsock for ActiveX contains 11 full sample projects for Visual Basic, demonstrating Internet communication using TCP, UDP, DNS, Ping, RAS and more.

Visual C++
PowerTCP Winsock for ActiveX includes C++ wrapper classes to make network integration into C++ even easier. In addition, 8 full sample projects are included.

FoxPro
Just insert the PowerTCP control onto your project's form, and you are ready to go. 2 FoxPro samples are included with the installation.

Delphi
Just add the PowerTCP components to Component Library and you have taken the first step in using PowerTCP in Delphi! 7 Delphi samples are included.

C++ Builder
4 samples are included demonstrating use of the Winsock components in C++ Builder.

ASP
PowerTCP Winsock for ActiveX is perfect for integrating network functionality into an ASP script. In fact, check out  ASP Samples to see a live demonstration.

Office 97/2000
PowerTCP Winsock for ActiveX can easily be used in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). Just drop the components on a form or reference them for dynamic instantion to add powerful network capabilities to any Office application or Office Macro.

• Build a personal stock quote application.
• Create a multi-threaded server.
• Write a custom client/server protocol.
• Create dynamic pages using a TCP Control on a Cold Fusion server.
• Inter-process socket communications (between local and/or remote applications).
• Build an lpd print server.
• Use ping to continually check status of company network devices.
• Broadcast UDP packets to check for software licensing.
• Create a chat program using multicast capabilities.