i want to make a application who needs internet to communicate with other applications...i heared that now i dont need anymore to use the winsock control coz now i can use the System.Net.Sockets...well i tryed and found out how to connect and listen...but i am not understanding how to send strings and receive strings...is there any goog tuturial and/or examples of how effectivly using System.Net.Sockets or u think it is not worth and i should continue using Winsock of vb6 in vb.net? tks anyways