Socket error 10052 on UDP socket

Question

We have a .NET 2.0 desktop application which sends and receives network packets over UDP.

Several users have reported an occasional socket error 10052 which happens

Answer 1

Be sure that TTL value is high enough, when sending UDP datagrams.

If you are using UdpClient class. Then use the following before sending the datagram:

myUdpClient.Ttl = 255;

Note: 255 is the maximum value for TTL. There is some network problem if that value is not enough.