Network Programming in Windows NT
Published on 12. December 1995
Book
Hardback
632 pages
978-0-201-59056-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the powerful IPC programming paradigms as the building block of today's client/server applications for Windows and Windows NT. It explores the challenges which developers face when they are developing client/server programs. Advantages and disadvantages of each communication method are discussed so that the developer can decide which method works best. Code fragments throughout the book show the basic design concepts. Highlights:*Provides an overview of Windows and Windows NT architecture, and shows how Windows NT IPC mechanisms can be used to build client/server applications *Illustrates harnessing the power of RPC and interaction with DCE *Shows how to use Window Sockets *Covers SPX/IPX programming, which allows applications to access applications in a NetWare environment *Encompasses NetBIOS programming for building applications *Includes MailSlots programming interface which accords a simple application level interface 0201590565B04062001
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
895 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-201-59056-2 (9780201590562)
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About Alok K. Sinha
Alok Sinha, graduate of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and Banaras Hindu University, India, is a software design engineer at Microsoft. He specializes in distributed computing and has worked on directory service for Microsoft Windows NT. Author and co-author of numerous articles on Microsoft's Windows and client/server computing, the author is currently a member of the Broadband Media Applications team at Microsoft. He is an active member of the Software Technology Track Advisory Committee of the annual Hawaii International Conference on System Science. He also taught a short course on client/server computing in Trinidad and Tobago as part of a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project. Addison-Wesley titles by Alok K. Sinha
0201590565AB04062001
Alok Sinha, graduate of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and Banaras Hindu University, India, is a software design engineer at Microsoft. He specializes in distributed computing and has worked on directory service for Microsoft Windows NT. Author and co-author of numerous articles on Microsoft's Windows and client/server computing, the author is currently a member of the Broadband Media Applications team at Microsoft. He is an active member of the Software Technology Track Advisory Committee of the annual Hawaii International Conference on System Science. He also taught a short course on client/server computing in Trinidad and Tobago as part of a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project. Addison-Wesley titles by Alok K. Sinha
0201590565AB04062001
Content
1. Introduction.
Historical Perspective.
Impact of Windows NT Design on Users.
Impact of Windows NT Design on Developers.
Client/Server Computing with Windows and Windows NT.
Summary.
2. Understanding Windows NT Architecture.
Salient Windows NT Architecture Features.
Networking in Windows NT.
Salient Win32 Programming Features.
Creating an Echo Server.
Summary.
3. Understanding Windows Architecture.
Operating Modes of Windows.
Networks in Windows for Workgroups.
Summary.
4. Remote Procedure Call (RPC) in Windows NT.
Historical Perspective.
Microsoft RPC Concepts.
Writing a Simple RPC-based Client and Server.
Designing Efficient RPC Client and Server.
Designing Communication Infrastructure.
Using Callback Routines.
RPC Management.
RPC Error and Exception Handling.
Secure RPC.
Echo Server--RPC-based Win32 Server.
RPC Programming in Windows.
Summary.
5. Windows Sockets in Windows NT.
Introduction to Sockets Programming.
Windows Sockets Extensions.
Interoperability with IPX/SPX based Applications.
Name Service Provider APIs.
A Windows Socket Based Win32 Service.
Guidelines for 16-bit Windows Sockets Applications.
Summary.
6. Pipes in Windows NT.
Named Pipes in Windows NT.
Anonymous Pipes.
Win32 Service Using Named Pipes.
Named Pipes in Windows.
Comparison with UNIX Pipes.
Summary.
7. Using Mailslot in Windows NT.
Architecture of Mailslots.
Programming Mailslots.
A Win32 Service Using Mailslot.
Mailslots in Windows for Workgroups.
Summary.
8. NetBIOS Programming in Windows NT.
Overview of NetBIOS Programming.
NetBIOS Support in Windows NT.
NetBIOS Programming in Windows NT.
A NetBIOS-based Win32 Service.
NetBIOS Programming in Windows.
Summary.
9. SPX/IPX Programming in Windows NT.
An Overview of Novell NetWare.
NetWare Services.
IPX Programming.
SPX Programming.
Summary.
Bibliography.
Appendix A: Determining NetBIOS System Characteristics.
Appendix B: Window Socket. 0201590565T04062001
Historical Perspective.
Impact of Windows NT Design on Users.
Impact of Windows NT Design on Developers.
Client/Server Computing with Windows and Windows NT.
Summary.
2. Understanding Windows NT Architecture.
Salient Windows NT Architecture Features.
Networking in Windows NT.
Salient Win32 Programming Features.
Creating an Echo Server.
Summary.
3. Understanding Windows Architecture.
Operating Modes of Windows.
Networks in Windows for Workgroups.
Summary.
4. Remote Procedure Call (RPC) in Windows NT.
Historical Perspective.
Microsoft RPC Concepts.
Writing a Simple RPC-based Client and Server.
Designing Efficient RPC Client and Server.
Designing Communication Infrastructure.
Using Callback Routines.
RPC Management.
RPC Error and Exception Handling.
Secure RPC.
Echo Server--RPC-based Win32 Server.
RPC Programming in Windows.
Summary.
5. Windows Sockets in Windows NT.
Introduction to Sockets Programming.
Windows Sockets Extensions.
Interoperability with IPX/SPX based Applications.
Name Service Provider APIs.
A Windows Socket Based Win32 Service.
Guidelines for 16-bit Windows Sockets Applications.
Summary.
6. Pipes in Windows NT.
Named Pipes in Windows NT.
Anonymous Pipes.
Win32 Service Using Named Pipes.
Named Pipes in Windows.
Comparison with UNIX Pipes.
Summary.
7. Using Mailslot in Windows NT.
Architecture of Mailslots.
Programming Mailslots.
A Win32 Service Using Mailslot.
Mailslots in Windows for Workgroups.
Summary.
8. NetBIOS Programming in Windows NT.
Overview of NetBIOS Programming.
NetBIOS Support in Windows NT.
NetBIOS Programming in Windows NT.
A NetBIOS-based Win32 Service.
NetBIOS Programming in Windows.
Summary.
9. SPX/IPX Programming in Windows NT.
An Overview of Novell NetWare.
NetWare Services.
IPX Programming.
SPX Programming.
Summary.
Bibliography.
Appendix A: Determining NetBIOS System Characteristics.
Appendix B: Window Socket. 0201590565T04062001