Other Network APIs
Windows 2000 uses many APIs in addition to the ones that have been covered:
The firewall API is a low-level API that allows greater and more complex filtering than the Filter Driver API.
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) API allows applications to request DHCP options.
The Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP) API allows applications to request multicast addresses.
The DHCP Server Call API allows custom extensions to a DHCP server.
The IP Helper API (IPHLP API) is a public API that provides TCP/IP information to Win32 applications.
The Multiple Provider Router API (MPR API) is used to configure and administer routers.
The Filter Driver API allows configuration of packet filtering for IP traffic.
The Message Queuing API provides loosely-coupled, reliable communications. Message Queuing can be used for transaction processing to communicate transaction status.
For more information about network APIs, see the Platform Software Development Kit (SDK).