The Networking Developer Center is a portal for all networking-related software: whether that be a peer-to-peer application, a desktop Web server or a network device driver. This portal is a great starting point in getting more information on different networking technology, the framework to build under and existing resources available to you.
Network technologies on the Microsoft platform comes in a variety of flavors, each optimized for a particular set of scenarios. This page provides the information you need to select the technology that best address your requirements
Learn about the many networking innovations added in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
Wondering how your application can benefit from IPv6? This article describes many of the new scenarios enabled by IPv6.
Quality of Service (QoS) encompasses a set of technologies for managing network traffic in a cost-effective manner to enhance user experiences in home and enterprise environments. QoS technologies allow you to measure bandwidth, detect changing network conditions (such as congestion or availability of bandwidth), and prioritize or throttle traffic.
Find articles, videos, blogs, documentation, and other resources to help developers and IT administrators take advantage of the network QoS platform on Windows.
Here you can engage with other customers and the QoS product team in core Windows networking, share tips and tricks, ask questions, and pass along suggestions.
This TechNet article describes the network QoS support since Windows 2000, and how to enable it.