Troubleshooting Exceptions: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException

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A SocketException exception is thrown by the Socket and Dns classes when an error occurs with the network.

Associated Tips

  • Check the Errorcode property to determine why the socket error occurred.
    The default constructor for the SocketException class sets the ErrorCode property to the last operating-system socket error that occurred. For more information, see the Windows Sockets Sample List.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Use the Exception Assistant

Concepts

Using Secure Sockets Layer

Reference

SocketException