Cloud Class
Specifies the values that define a Peer Cloud object.
Assembly: System.Net (in System.Net.dll)
The Cloud type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(Cloud) | Performs a case-sensitive comparison between two cloud objects. |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the content of this peer Cloud is equivalent to the content of a System object. (Overrides Object::Equals(Object).) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | GetAvailableClouds | Obtains a collection of peer clouds known to the calling peer. |
![]() ![]() | GetCloudByName | Returns the Cloud object with the specified cloud name. |
![]() | GetHashCode | Overrides GetHashCode. (Overrides Object::GetHashCode().) |
![]() | GetObjectData | Populates a System.Runtime.Serialization information object with the data needed to serialize the Cloud. |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string representation of the current Cloud. (Overrides Object::ToString().) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | AllLinkLocal | Returns a reference to a Cloud which represents all the link-local clouds in which the client or peer is currently participating. |
![]() ![]() | Available | Returns a static reference to a Cloud which represents all the available clouds in which the client is currently participating. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | ISerializable::GetObjectData | Implements the ISerializable interface and returns the data needed to serialize the Cloud instance. |
A Cloud is a set of nodes that can communicate with each other through the network. Cloud, peer mesh, and peer-to-peer graph are synonymous. A single peer or node may be connected to more than one cloud.
Communication between nodes should never cross from one cloud to another. A Cloud instance is uniquely identified by its name, which is case-sensitive.
Clouds are tied very closely to network interfaces. On a multi-homed machine with two network cards attached to different subnets, three clouds will be returned: one for each of the link local addresses per interface, and a single global scope cloud.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
