Winsock Control
TCP vs UDP

The winsock control can use either of two protocols.
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) or UDP (User Datagram Protocol).
Both TCP and UDP are protocols in the IP suite of protocols.
Here we will discuss the major differences between TCP and UDP,
with specific bearing to games.


TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
  This is a connection oriented protocol.
  What this means is that you must connect to the RemoteHost before
  you can send or receive any data.
  
  An example of this would be trying to receive a webpage.
  Your browser must first Connect to a webserver.
  Then it can request the various files it is looking for.
  The data is then sent over that connection, while that connection is live.


UDP - Transmission Control Protocol
  This is a connectionless protocol.
  You may send or receive data at will, whether there is a connection or not.