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bigguy · Sep 29th, 2005, 10:06 AM

Hello, I am making a Computer Browser for my school's network. My teacher has a computer and i want to make it the server type thing we have 20 clients in teh room. I want to make it where whne the teacher types in the computers name on the net work into a text box and than i Have a web browser and i want it to showe whatever is going on in the computers name that was typed oin the text box. I dont know if i would need to use a web browser control or sumthing elase becaue i also want to see teh desktop also not just what they are viewing on the internet lik apps that where ran and see what they were doing in those apps etc. Thank You

Polyphemus_ · Sep 29th, 2005, 10:10 AM

You will need to use sockets. Sockets enable you to connect two computers, and exchange information between them.

bigguy · Sep 29th, 2005, 5:51 PM

Yes i know that but dont sockets connect via IP address i want to connect via compuater name. I know how to do IP stuff but i need to connect via Computer Name.

Rory · Sep 30th, 2005, 6:05 AM

Sockets' connect method should work directly with NetBIOS and fully qualified DNS names, but the Net assembly has objects for directly looking up IPs as well.

Sep 29th, 2005, 10:06 AM	#1
bigguy Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	Computer Browser Hello, I am making a Computer Browser for my school's network. My teacher has a computer and i want to make it the server type thing we have 20 clients in teh room. I want to make it where whne the teacher types in the computers name on the net work into a text box and than i Have a web browser and i want it to showe whatever is going on in the computers name that was typed oin the text box. I dont know if i would need to use a web browser control or sumthing elase becaue i also want to see teh desktop also not just what they are viewing on the internet lik apps that where ran and see what they were doing in those apps etc. Thank You

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Sep 29th, 2005, 10:10 AM	#2
Polyphemus_ Expert Programmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 942 Rep Power: 4	You will need to use sockets. Sockets enable you to connect two computers, and exchange information between them.

Sep 29th, 2005, 5:51 PM	#3
bigguy Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	Yes i know that but dont sockets connect via IP address i want to connect via compuater name. I know how to do IP stuff but i need to connect via Computer Name.

Sep 30th, 2005, 6:05 AM	#4
Rory Expert Programmer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 542 Rep Power: 4	Sockets' connect method should work directly with NetBIOS and fully qualified DNS names, but the Net assembly has objects for directly looking up IPs as well.

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