Specifies the type of socket an instance of the System.Net.Sockets.Socket class represents. [Edit]

public enum SocketType

Remarks

A System.Net.Sockets.SocketType member is required when constructing instances of the System.Net.Sockets.Socket class and specifies the functionality the instance supports. [Edit]

Members

Member Name	Description
Dgram	Supports datagrams, which are connectionless, unreliable messages of a fixed (typically small) maximum length. Uses the User Datagram Protocol (ProtocolType.Udp ) protocol and the AddressFamily.InterNetwork address family. [Edit]
Raw	Supports access to the underlying transport protocol. Can communicate through protocols other than ProtocolType.Tcp and ProtocolType.Udp, such as Internet Control Message Protocol (ProtocolType.Icmp) and Internet Group Management Protocol (ProtocolType.Igmp). [Edit]
Rdm	Supports message-oriented, reliably delivered messages, and preserves message boundaries in data. [Edit]
Seqpacket	Supports message-oriented, sequenced packets. [Edit]
Stream	Supports reliable, two-way, connection-based byte streams with an out-of-band (OOB) data transmission mechanism. Uses the Transmission Control Protocol (ProtocolType.Tcp) protocol and the AddressFamily.InterNetwork address family. [Edit]
Unknown	Unknown socket type. [Edit]

Requirements

Namespace: System.Net.Sockets
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.x.x, 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0