71.11 Network Protocols Information

The Network Protocols window displays the information about the active network protocols on a managed workstation using WinSock. The WinSock architecture also allows for simultaneous access to multiple transport protocols. WinSock contains the Windows Open System Architecture (WOSA) compliant architecture, which allows applications to access protocols including TCP/IP.

The following table describes the fields in the Network Protocols window:

Table 71-11 Network Protocols Information

Field

Description

Properties

Specifies characteristics of the protocol.

Address Family

Defines the structure of protocol addresses that are in use by the protocol.

Socket Type

Represents the different socket types for the BSD socket interface. It can have the following values:

  • Stream

  • Datagram

  • Raw Socket

  • Seq. Packet

  • RDM Socket

  • Unknown

Protocol ID

Protocols identifier.

Message Size (Bytes)

Specifies the maximum message size (in bytes) supported by the protocol. This is the maximum size of a message that can be sent from or received by the host. For protocols that do not support message framing, the actual maximum size of a message that can be sent to a given address might be less than this value.

If the protocol is stream-oriented, the concept of message size is not relevant.

If the protocol is message-oriented, there is no maximum message size.

Protocol Name

Name of the protocol that is supported, such as TCP/IP, UDP/IP, or IPX™.