What is a Winsock error?

[AbteriX]

What is a Winsock error?
When using any TCP/IP application, such as an email reader,
web browser, telnet client or Secure Shell client, it is possible
for numerous errors in both configuration and networking, to occur.

Here are two lists of possible error codes:

1.)
Common Winsock API Error/Status Messages       

List of Error/Status Messages
The following is a list of possible error codes along
with their extended explanations.  Read more...


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2.)
Platform SDK: Windows Sockets
Windows Sockets Error Codes

The following list describes the possible error codes
returned by the WSAGetLastError function. Read more...

[Carol Haynes]

And a fix for common WinSock problems

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html