What is AF_INET, and why do I need it?

Question

I\'m getting started on socket programming, and I keep seeing this AF_INET.

Yet, I\'ve never seen anything else used in its place. My lecturers are not

Answer 1

it defines the protocols address family.this determines the type of socket created. pocket pc support AF_INET.

the content in the following page is quite decent http://etutorials.org/Programming/Pocket+pc+network+programming/Chapter+1.+Winsock/Streaming+TCP+Sockets/