Windows(TM) Network Programming [Paperback]

Ralph Davis (Author), Stephen Randy Davis (Author)

Book Description

Series: Andrew Schulman Programming Series | Publication Date: December 1992

Until now, there have been few standards and little support for programmers writing applications software to run under Windows 3.1 and a network. They have been left largely alone to unravel the complex relationship between the sparse DOS and Windows networking functions, and industry standard network APIs like NetWare and Banyan Vines. The introduction of Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT simplifies some of the issues, but makes others even more difficult.Windows Network Programming is the first book to clearly address the key issues regarding Windows and networks. The book looks closely at the leading network standards, including: * NetWare * Windows for Workgroups * LAN Manager * Windows NT * Banyan Vines * TCP/IP. It also develops a network-independent interface for Windows applications by determining what functionality should be standardized. This network-independent interface provides services to talk to Windows programs on other machines, add users and user groups, change users' access rights report on traffic or configuration, and determine how network resources are being used.The book is organized into two sections. Part I deals with horizontal (or distributed) applications, including client-to-client and client-to-server programs. Part 2 covers those applications that appear to execute within a single workstation, referred to as vertical applications.Windows Network Programming will appeal to both experienced network programmers and Windows programmers wanting to write network-aware applications. 0201581337B04062001

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About the Author

Ralph Davis is a professional programmer, programming consultant, and writer. He has taught Windows network programming at numerous companies including Digital Equipment Corporation. 0201581337AB04062001

Product Details

• Paperback: 562 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman (December 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201581337
• ISBN-13: 978-0201581331
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #755,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sources, September 17, 1997

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This review is from: Windows(TM) Network Programming (Paperback)

Ralph Davis seems to be a very experienced author concerning networks and this book gives a very helpful introduction into network programming. He also knows well what the beginner has to know. But it would be more helpful for me if anyone could give me an adress to download the source-code printed in the book. About 40% of the books weight must be printed source code. To make further experience I would need the sources as file on my harddisk

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mind expanding and extremely helpful, June 8, 1997

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This review is from: Windows(TM) Network Programming (Paperback)

I was busy trying to develop videophone when everything was just absent: SDKs, theories, papers, standards. The book, written by former Novell programmer who written Windows Netware drivers, was very helpful for me. I got his idea of sending messages across computer boundaries and I later implemented it in my code. That's easy: just pack it into structure and unpack it n other side!. My videophones were kept sending each other such a messages to know who is online, and that feature made a big difference..