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SqlConnectionStringBuilder.NetworkLibrary Property

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Gets or sets a string that contains the name of the network library used to establish a connection to the SQL Server.

Namespace: System.Data.SqlClient
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)

Syntax

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public string NetworkLibrary { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The value of the NetworkLibrary property, or String.Empty if none has been supplied.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	To set the value to null, use Value.

Remarks

This property corresponds to the "Network Library", "network", and "net" keys within the connection string.

Supported values for this property include dbnmpntw (Named Pipes), dbmsrpcn (Multiprotocol), dbmsadsn (AppleTalk), dbmsgnet (VIA), dbmslpcn (Shared Memory) and dbmsspxn (IPX/SPX), and dbmssocn (TCP/IP). The corresponding network DLL must be installed on the system to which you connect. If you do not specify a network and you use a local server (for example, "." or "(local)"), Shared Memory is used.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

SqlConnectionStringBuilder Class

System.Data.SqlClient Namespace

Other Resources

Connection Strings (ADO.NET)

ADO.NET Managed Providers and DataSet Developer Center

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