On Monday, December 2, 2002, at 07:36 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
I generally like using sockets, but I tend to reserve their use for apps inOn some (all? most?) Windows computers is the driver for a virtual adaptor (to a small virtual net). Find it under Microsoft. That can be installed so that there is at least one TCP/IP supporting adaptor. However, for "very consumer-oriented" environments you will have to automate this or maybe doc it and provide support. (I have this nagging feeling this is not needed for ME or XP, but I can't remember why.)
which I have reason to believe the system is set up for networking. In this
case, the app is very consumer-oriented, and may be running on a machine
that hasn't even had PPP set up on it.
Alternatives: Require that the product is only available through download. Or add network features, thus adding networking to the list of requirements. :-)
Dar Scott
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