Registration and Name Resolution

Chapter 8

Registration and Name Resolution

This chapter covers the protocol-independent name registration and resolution model introduced by Winsock 2. The method introduced by Winsock 1 using GetService and SetService is now obsolete; therefore, we will not cover it. We will first give a bit of background on the importance and uses of name registration and resolution. Then we will move into the different types of name registration models available, followed by a description of the functions that Winsock 2 provides that can be used to resolve names. We will also cover how to register your own services for others to look up, how to query DNS names and how to query for IP network names using the NLA service.