(Last Updated 2004-08-02)

You can program directly against the the windows socket layer or using the Winsock control. The following are some links I found when doing some TCP/IP research.

• Google Web Directory - Computers Programming Internet Sockets
• Windows Sockets Programming
• Visual Basic Internet Programming This site I found to be especially useful
• Visual Basic Internet Programming - Tools & Technologies
• Organising Communication with WinSocket - visual basic, vb, vbscript
• 15 Seconds Creating a TCP Component in Visual Basic

• Using FTP in VB

• HOWTO: Obtain the Host IP Address Using Windows Sockets
• HOW TO: Ping an IP Address with Visual Basic by Using ICMP

•  WinINet Reference   ( 2004-08-02)  

You can also use the the socket controls as sold by the control vendors as found on the Access Email FAQ.

MS does have a socket control as well but given version problems I'd avoid it if at all possible.