System.Net Namespace

The System.Net namespace provides classes that represent network-related items such as endpoints, IP addresses, and hosts.

Classes

Name Description
Public Class Dns Provides simple domain name resolution functionality.
Public Class EndPoint Provides a constructor and methods for creating network connection points (endpoints) and serializing endpoint information.
Public Class IPAddress Provides members you can use when working with Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
Public Class IPEndPoint Represents a connection point (endpoint) on a network as an Internet Protocol (IP) address and a port number.
Public Class IPHostEntry Constitutes a container class for information about an Internet host.
Public Class SocketAddress Represents a network connection point (endpoint) in serialized form. More specifically, the SocketAddress class stores the endpoint's information in a serial format.